diff --git a/sqlite3/sqlite3.c b/sqlite3/sqlite3.c
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+#include <groundext.h>
+#include <sqlite3.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+GroundValue close_db(GroundScope* scope, List args) {
+    sqlite3* DB = (sqlite3*)args.values[0].data.intVal;
+    sqlite3_close(DB);
+    return groundCreateValue(INT, 0);
+}
+
+GroundValue open_db(GroundScope* scope, List args) {
+    sqlite3* DB;
+
+    const char* dbPath = args.values[0].data.stringVal;
+    int errorCode = sqlite3_open(dbPath, &DB);
+
+    if (errorCode) {
+        ERROR(sqlite3_errmsg(DB), "SQLite3Error");
+    }
+
+    return groundCreateValue(INT, (uint64_t)DB);
+}
+
+void ground_init(GroundScope* scope) {
+    groundAddNativeFunction(scope, "sqlite3_Open", open_db, INT, 1, STRING, "dbPath");
+    groundAddNativeFunction(scope, "sqlite3_Close", close_db, INT, 1, INT, "db");
+}
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diff --git a/test.db b/test.db
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diff --git a/test.grnd b/test.grnd
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+extern "sqlite3"
+
+call !sqlite3_Open "test.db" &db
+call !sqlite3_Close $db &
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