Keeping PERL DBI Quiet

[CDitty]

Can someone tell me how to keep perl dbi silent when something goes 
wrong?  ie.....I do a table cleanup before I start importing my 
data.  Basically, I just delete what temp tables are there.  If my script 
crashed on a previous run, it leaves some temp tables behind.  I need to 
clear those tables before I can import data.

In php, I leave off the "or die()" statement and php doesn't fuss if those 
tables are not there.  But with perl dbi, it fusses if the tables are 
missing even with the DIE command missing.

I've done google searches and haven't been able to find anything useful.

Chris