$DBversion = 'XXX'; if( CheckVersion( $DBversion ) ) { unless( column_exists( 'creator_batches', 'description' ) ) { $dbh->do(q|ALTER TABLE creator_batches ADD description mediumtext default NULL AFTER batch_id|); } SetVersion( $DBversion ); print "Upgrade to $DBversion done (Bug 15766: Add column creator_batches.description)\n"; }