@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@
  */
 
 #import "SL3Connection.h"
 #import "SL3PreparedStatement.h"
 
+#import "SL3ExecuteStatementFailedException.h"
 #import "SL3OpenFailedException.h"
 
 @implementation SL3Connection
 + (instancetype)connectionWithPath: (OFString *)path
 {
@@ -48,11 +49,12 @@
 		       flags: (int)flags
 {
 	self = [super init];
 
 	@try {
-		int code = sqlite3_open_v2(path.UTF8String, &_db, flags, NULL);
+		int code = sqlite3_open_v2(path.UTF8String, &_conn, flags,
+		    NULL);
 
 		if (code != SQLITE_OK)
 			@throw [SL3OpenFailedException exceptionWithPath: path
 								   flags: flags
 							       errorCode: code];
@@ -64,11 +66,11 @@
 	return self;
 }
 
 - (void)dealloc
 {
-	sqlite3_close(_db);
+	sqlite3_close(_conn);
 
 	[super dealloc];
 }
 
 - (SL3PreparedStatement *)prepareStatement: (OFConstantString *)SQL
@@ -75,6 +77,16 @@
 {
 	return [[[SL3PreparedStatement alloc]
 	    sl3_initWithConnection: self
 		      SQLStatement: SQL] autorelease];
 }
+
+- (void)executeStatement: (OFConstantString *)SQL
+{
+	int code = sqlite3_exec(_conn, SQL.UTF8String, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+
+	if (code != SQLITE_OK)
+		@throw [SL3ExecuteStatementFailedException
+		    exceptionWithConnection: self
+				  errorCode: code];
+}
 @end