def _create_table(self, table_name):
        ''' create sqlite's table for storing simple dictionaries
        '''
        if self.fieldnames:
            sql_fields = []
            for field in self._fields:
                if field != '_id':
                    if 'dblite' in self._fields[field]:
                        sql_fields.append(' '.join([field, self._fields[field]['dblite']]))
                    else:
                        sql_fields.append(field)
            sql_fields = ','.join(sql_fields)
            SQL = 'CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS %s (%s);' % (table_name, sql_fields)
            try:
                self._cursor.execute(SQL)
            except sqlite3.OperationalError, err:
                raise RuntimeError('Create table error, %s, SQL: %s' % (err, SQL))