note hrr Yes, indeed, <code>create()</code> works! Now I realize that I have used perl and perldoc on a different versions of Class::DBI... <br><br> Also, the links are interessting. Apparently <a href="http://search.cpan.org/search?mode=module&query=Rose%3A%3ADB%3A%3AObject ">Rose::DB::Object</a> seems to be a popular alternative to Class::DBI (although not in my case, as DB2 is not yet supported by <a href="http://search.cpan.org/search?mode=module&query=Rose%3A%3ADB">Rose::DB</a>). 557402 557411