*** activerecord-jdbc-adapter-0.8.1/lib/jdbc_adapter/jdbc_postgre.rb	Thu Jul  3 16:21:15 2008
--- activerecord-jdbc-adapter-0.8.2/lib/jdbc_adapter/jdbc_postgre.rb	Thu Jul  3 16:21:12 2008
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*** 221,227 ****
--- 221,235 ----
      def recreate_database(name)
        tables.each{|t| drop_table(t)}
      end
+     
+     def create_database(name, options = {})
+       execute "CREATE DATABASE \"#{name}\" ENCODING='#{options[:encoding] || 'utf8'}'"
+     end
  
+     def drop_database(name)
+       execute "DROP DATABASE \"#{name}\""
+     end
+ 
      def structure_dump
        abcs = ActiveRecord::Base.configurations