diff --git a/system/database/drivers/ibase/ibase_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/ibase/ibase_driver.php
index 02ec354..15c2a46 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/ibase/ibase_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/ibase/ibase_driver.php
@@ -289,19 +289,46 @@
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
-	 * Field data query
-	 *
-	 * Generates a platform-specific query so that the column data can be retrieved
+	 * Returns an object with field data
 	 *
 	 * @param	string	$table
-	 * @return	string
+	 * @return	array
 	 */
-	protected function _field_data($table)
+	public function field_data($table = '')
 	{
-		$this->qb_limit = 1;
-		$sql = $this->_limit('SELECT * FROM '.$this->protect_identifiers($table));
-		$this->qb_limit = 0;
-		return $sql;
+		if ($table === '')
+		{
+			return ($this->db_debug) ? $this->display_error('db_field_param_missing') : FALSE;
+		}
+
+		$sql = 'SELECT "rfields"."RDB$FIELD_NAME" AS "name",
+				CASE "fields"."RDB$FIELD_TYPE"
+					WHEN 7 THEN \'SMALLINT\'
+					WHEN 8 THEN \'INTEGER\'
+					WHEN 9 THEN \'QUAD\'
+					WHEN 10 THEN \'FLOAT\'
+					WHEN 11 THEN \'DFLOAT\'
+					WHEN 12 THEN \'DATE\'
+					WHEN 13 THEN \'TIME\'
+					WHEN 14 THEN \'CHAR\'
+					WHEN 16 THEN \'INT64\'
+					WHEN 27 THEN \'DOUBLE\'
+					WHEN 35 THEN \'TIMESTAMP\'
+					WHEN 37 THEN \'VARCHAR\'
+					WHEN 40 THEN \'CSTRING\'
+					WHEN 261 THEN \'BLOB\'
+					ELSE NULL
+				END AS "type",
+				"fields"."RDB$FIELD_LENGTH" AS "max_length",
+				"rfields"."RDB$DEFAULT_VALUE" AS "default"
+			FROM "RDB$RELATION_FIELDS" "rfields"
+				JOIN "RDB$FIELDS" "fields" ON "rfields"."RDB$FIELD_SOURCE" = "fields"."RDB$FIELD_NAME"
+			WHERE "rfields"."RDB$RELATION_NAME" = '.$this->escape($table).'
+			ORDER BY "rfields"."RDB$FIELD_POSITION"';
+
+		return (($query = $this->query($sql)) !== FALSE)
+			? $query->result_object()
+			: FALSE;
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/ibase/ibase_result.php b/system/database/drivers/ibase/ibase_result.php
index bbad9d8..4f5637a 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/ibase/ibase_result.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/ibase/ibase_result.php
@@ -89,8 +89,6 @@
 			$retval[$i]->name		= $info['name'];
 			$retval[$i]->type		= $info['type'];
 			$retval[$i]->max_length		= $info['length'];
-			$retval[$i]->primary_key	= 0;
-			$retval[$i]->default		= '';
 		}
 
 		return $retval;
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_firebird_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_firebird_driver.php
index 7c38366..adac038 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_firebird_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_firebird_driver.php
@@ -134,16 +134,46 @@
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
-	 * Field data query
-	 *
-	 * Generates a platform-specific query so that the column data can be retrieved
+	 * Returns an object with field data
 	 *
 	 * @param	string	$table
-	 * @return	string
+	 * @return	array
 	 */
-	protected function _field_data($table)
+	public function field_data($table = '')
 	{
-		return 'SELECT FIRST 1 * FROM '.$this->protect_identifiers($table);
+		if ($table === '')
+		{
+			return ($this->db_debug) ? $this->display_error('db_field_param_missing') : FALSE;
+		}
+
+		$sql = 'SELECT "rfields"."RDB$FIELD_NAME" AS "name",
+				CASE "fields"."RDB$FIELD_TYPE"
+					WHEN 7 THEN \'SMALLINT\'
+					WHEN 8 THEN \'INTEGER\'
+					WHEN 9 THEN \'QUAD\'
+					WHEN 10 THEN \'FLOAT\'
+					WHEN 11 THEN \'DFLOAT\'
+					WHEN 12 THEN \'DATE\'
+					WHEN 13 THEN \'TIME\'
+					WHEN 14 THEN \'CHAR\'
+					WHEN 16 THEN \'INT64\'
+					WHEN 27 THEN \'DOUBLE\'
+					WHEN 35 THEN \'TIMESTAMP\'
+					WHEN 37 THEN \'VARCHAR\'
+					WHEN 40 THEN \'CSTRING\'
+					WHEN 261 THEN \'BLOB\'
+					ELSE NULL
+				END AS "type",
+				"fields"."RDB$FIELD_LENGTH" AS "max_length",
+				"rfields"."RDB$DEFAULT_VALUE" AS "default"
+			FROM "RDB$RELATION_FIELDS" "rfields"
+				JOIN "RDB$FIELDS" "fields" ON "rfields"."RDB$FIELD_SOURCE" = "fields"."RDB$FIELD_NAME"
+			WHERE "rfields"."RDB$RELATION_NAME" = '.$this->escape($table).'
+			ORDER BY "rfields"."RDB$FIELD_POSITION"';
+
+		return (($query = $this->query($sql)) !== FALSE)
+			? $query->result_object()
+			: FALSE;
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------