diff --git a/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_driver.php
index 58da078..78acd2c 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_driver.php
@@ -48,32 +48,35 @@
 	var $_escape_char = '';
 
 	// clause and character used for LIKE escape sequences
-	var $_like_escape_str = " {escape '%s'} ";
-	var $_like_escape_chr = '!';
+	protected $_like_escape_str = " {escape '%s'} ";
+	protected $_like_escape_chr = '!';
 
 	/**
 	 * The syntax to count rows is slightly different across different
 	 * database engines, so this string appears in each driver and is
-	 * used for the count_all() and count_all_results() functions.
+	 * used for the count_all() and count_all_results() public functions.
 	 */
-	var $_count_string = "SELECT COUNT(*) AS ";
-	var $_random_keyword;
+	protected $_count_string = "SELECT COUNT(*) AS ";
+	protected $_random_keyword;
 
-
-	function __construct($params)
+	/**
+	 * Constructor, to define random keyword
+	 */
+	public function __construct($params)
 	{
 		parent::__construct($params);
 
 		$this->_random_keyword = ' RND('.time().')'; // database specific random keyword
 	}
+	
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
 	 * Non-persistent database connection
 	 *
-	 * @access	private called by the base class
 	 * @return	resource
 	 */
-	function db_connect()
+	protected function db_connect()
 	{
 		return @odbc_connect($this->hostname, $this->username, $this->password);
 	}
@@ -83,10 +86,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * Persistent database connection
 	 *
-	 * @access	private called by the base class
 	 * @return	resource
 	 */
-	function db_pconnect()
+	protected function db_pconnect()
 	{
 		return @odbc_pconnect($this->hostname, $this->username, $this->password);
 	}
@@ -99,10 +101,9 @@
 	 * Keep / reestablish the db connection if no queries have been
 	 * sent for a length of time exceeding the server's idle timeout
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @return	void
 	 */
-	function reconnect()
+	public function reconnect()
 	{
 		// not implemented in odbc
 	}
@@ -112,10 +113,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * Select the database
 	 *
-	 * @access	private called by the base class
 	 * @return	resource
 	 */
-	function db_select()
+	protected function db_select()
 	{
 		// Not needed for ODBC
 		return TRUE;
@@ -126,11 +126,10 @@
 	/**
 	 * Execute the query
 	 *
-	 * @access	private called by the base class
 	 * @param	string	an SQL query
 	 * @return	resource
 	 */
-	function _execute($sql)
+	protected function _execute($sql)
 	{
 		return @odbc_exec($this->conn_id, $sql);
 	}
@@ -140,10 +139,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * Begin Transaction
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function trans_begin($test_mode = FALSE)
+	public function trans_begin($test_mode = FALSE)
 	{
 		if ( ! $this->trans_enabled)
 		{
@@ -169,10 +167,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * Commit Transaction
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function trans_commit()
+	public function trans_commit()
 	{
 		if ( ! $this->trans_enabled)
 		{
@@ -195,10 +192,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * Rollback Transaction
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function trans_rollback()
+	public function trans_rollback()
 	{
 		if ( ! $this->trans_enabled)
 		{
@@ -221,12 +217,11 @@
 	/**
 	 * Escape String
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string
 	 * @param	bool	whether or not the string will be used in a LIKE condition
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function escape_str($str, $like = FALSE)
+	public function escape_str($str, $like = FALSE)
 	{
 		if (is_array($str))
 		{
@@ -257,10 +252,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * Affected Rows
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @return	integer
 	 */
-	function affected_rows()
+	public function affected_rows()
 	{
 		return @odbc_num_rows($this->conn_id);
 	}
@@ -285,11 +279,10 @@
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query string that counts all records in
 	 * the specified database
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function count_all($table = '')
+	public function count_all($table = '')
 	{
 		if ($table == '')
 		{
@@ -315,11 +308,10 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query string so that the table names can be fetched
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	boolean
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _list_tables($prefix_limit = FALSE)
+	protected function _list_tables($prefix_limit = FALSE)
 	{
 		$sql = "SHOW TABLES FROM `".$this->database."`";
 
@@ -339,11 +331,10 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query string so that the column names can be fetched
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string	the table name
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _list_columns($table = '')
+	public function _list_columns($table = '')
 	{
 		return "SHOW COLUMNS FROM ".$table;
 	}
@@ -355,11 +346,10 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query so that the column data can be retrieved
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string	the table name
 	 * @return	object
 	 */
-	function _field_data($table)
+	public function _field_data($table)
 	{
 		return "SELECT TOP 1 FROM ".$table;
 	}
@@ -384,13 +374,12 @@
 	/**
 	 * Escape the SQL Identifiers
 	 *
-	 * This function escapes column and table names
+	 * This public function escapes column and table names
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _escape_identifiers($item)
+	protected function _escape_identifiers($item)
 	{
 		if ($this->_escape_char == '')
 		{
@@ -426,14 +415,13 @@
 	/**
 	 * From Tables
 	 *
-	 * This function implicitly groups FROM tables so there is no confusion
+	 * This public function implicitly groups FROM tables so there is no confusion
 	 * about operator precedence in harmony with SQL standards
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	type
 	 * @return	type
 	 */
-	function _from_tables($tables)
+	public function _from_tables($tables)
 	{
 		if ( ! is_array($tables))
 		{
@@ -450,13 +438,12 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific insert string from the supplied data
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string	the table name
 	 * @param	array	the insert keys
 	 * @param	array	the insert values
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _insert($table, $keys, $values)
+	public function _insert($table, $keys, $values)
 	{
 		return "INSERT INTO ".$table." (".implode(', ', $keys).") VALUES (".implode(', ', $values).")";
 	}
@@ -468,7 +455,6 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific update string from the supplied data
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string	the table name
 	 * @param	array	the update data
 	 * @param	array	the where clause
@@ -476,7 +462,7 @@
 	 * @param	array	the limit clause
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _update($table, $values, $where, $orderby = array(), $limit = FALSE)
+	public function _update($table, $values, $where, $orderby = array(), $limit = FALSE)
 	{
 		foreach ($values as $key => $val)
 		{
@@ -504,13 +490,12 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific truncate string from the supplied data
 	 * If the database does not support the truncate() command
-	 * This function maps to "DELETE FROM table"
+	 * This public function maps to "DELETE FROM table"
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string	the table name
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _truncate($table)
+	public function _truncate($table)
 	{
 		return $this->_delete($table);
 	}
@@ -522,13 +507,12 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific delete string from the supplied data
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string	the table name
 	 * @param	array	the where clause
 	 * @param	string	the limit clause
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _delete($table, $where = array(), $like = array(), $limit = FALSE)
+	public function _delete($table, $where = array(), $like = array(), $limit = FALSE)
 	{
 		$conditions = '';
 
@@ -556,13 +540,12 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific LIMIT clause
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	string	the sql query string
 	 * @param	integer	the number of rows to limit the query to
 	 * @param	integer	the offset value
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _limit($sql, $limit, $offset)
+	public function _limit($sql, $limit, $offset)
 	{
 		// Does ODBC doesn't use the LIMIT clause?
 		return $sql;
@@ -573,19 +556,14 @@
 	/**
 	 * Close DB Connection
 	 *
-	 * @access	public
 	 * @param	resource
 	 * @return	void
 	 */
-	function _close($conn_id)
+	public function _close($conn_id)
 	{
 		@odbc_close($conn_id);
 	}
-
-
 }
 
-
-
 /* End of file odbc_driver.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_driver.php */
+/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_driver.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_forge.php b/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_forge.php
index acc2cad..121c096 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_forge.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_forge.php
@@ -39,11 +39,10 @@
 	/**
 	 * Create database
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the database name
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function _create_database()
+	protected function _create_database()
 	{
 		// ODBC has no "create database" command since it's
 		// designed to connect to an existing database
@@ -59,11 +58,10 @@
 	/**
 	 * Drop database
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the database name
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function _drop_database($name)
+	protected function _drop_database($name)
 	{
 		// ODBC has no "drop database" command since it's
 		// designed to connect to an existing database
@@ -79,7 +77,6 @@
 	/**
 	 * Create Table
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the table name
 	 * @param	array	the fields
 	 * @param	mixed	primary key(s)
@@ -87,7 +84,7 @@
 	 * @param	boolean	should 'IF NOT EXISTS' be added to the SQL
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function _create_table($table, $fields, $primary_keys, $keys, $if_not_exists)
+	protected function _create_table($table, $fields, $primary_keys, $keys, $if_not_exists)
 	{
 		$sql = 'CREATE TABLE ';
 
@@ -186,10 +183,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * Drop Table
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function _drop_table($table)
+	protected function _drop_table($table)
 	{
 		// Not a supported ODBC feature
 		if ($this->db->db_debug)
@@ -207,7 +203,6 @@
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query so that a table can be altered
 	 * Called by add_column(), drop_column(), and column_alter(),
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the ALTER type (ADD, DROP, CHANGE)
 	 * @param	string	the column name
 	 * @param	string	the table name
@@ -217,7 +212,7 @@
 	 * @param	string	the field after which we should add the new field
 	 * @return	object
 	 */
-	function _alter_table($alter_type, $table, $column_name, $column_definition = '', $default_value = '', $null = '', $after_field = '')
+	protected function _alter_table($alter_type, $table, $column_name, $column_definition = '', $default_value = '', $null = '', $after_field = '')
 	{
 		$sql = 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($table).' '.$alter_type.' '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($column_name);
 
@@ -260,12 +255,11 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query so that a table can be renamed
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the old table name
 	 * @param	string	the new table name
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	function _rename_table($table_name, $new_table_name)
+	protected function _rename_table($table_name, $new_table_name)
 	{
 		return 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($table_name).' RENAME TO '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($new_table_name);
 	}
@@ -273,4 +267,4 @@
 }
 
 /* End of file odbc_forge.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_forge.php */
+/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_forge.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_result.php b/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_result.php
index d19fa24..0b74871 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_result.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_result.php
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
 	 *
 	 * @return	null
 	 */
-	function free_result()
+	public function free_result()
 	{
 		if (is_resource($this->result_id))
 		{
@@ -148,10 +148,9 @@
 	 * this internally before fetching results to make sure the
 	 * result set starts at zero
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @return	array
 	 */
-	function _data_seek($n = 0)
+	protected function _data_seek($n = 0)
 	{
 		return FALSE;
 	}
@@ -163,10 +162,9 @@
 	 *
 	 * Returns the result set as an array
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @return	array
 	 */
-	function _fetch_assoc()
+	protected function _fetch_assoc()
 	{
 		if (function_exists('odbc_fetch_object'))
 		{
@@ -185,10 +183,9 @@
 	 *
 	 * Returns the result set as an object
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @return	object
 	 */
-	function _fetch_object()
+	protected function _fetch_object()
 	{
 		if (function_exists('odbc_fetch_object'))
 		{
@@ -207,10 +204,9 @@
 	 * subsititutes the odbc_fetch_object function when
 	 * not available (odbc_fetch_object requires unixODBC)
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @return	object
 	 */
-	function _odbc_fetch_object(& $odbc_result) {
+	protected function _odbc_fetch_object(& $odbc_result) {
 		$rs = array();
 		$rs_obj = FALSE;
 		if (odbc_fetch_into($odbc_result, $rs)) {
@@ -229,10 +225,9 @@
 	 * subsititutes the odbc_fetch_array function when
 	 * not available (odbc_fetch_array requires unixODBC)
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @return	array
 	 */
-	function _odbc_fetch_array(& $odbc_result) {
+	protected function _odbc_fetch_array(& $odbc_result) {
 		$rs = array();
 		$rs_assoc = FALSE;
 		if (odbc_fetch_into($odbc_result, $rs)) {
@@ -318,4 +313,4 @@
 }
 
 /* End of file odbc_result.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_result.php */
+/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_result.php */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_utility.php b/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_utility.php
index c146c17..d663da1 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_utility.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_utility.php
@@ -39,10 +39,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * List databases
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @return	bool
 	 */
-	function _list_databases()
+	protected function _list_databases()
 	{
 		// Not sure if ODBC lets you list all databases...
 		if ($this->db->db_debug)
@@ -59,11 +58,10 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query so that a table can be optimized
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the table name
 	 * @return	object
 	 */
-	function _optimize_table($table)
+	protected function _optimize_table($table)
 	{
 		// Not a supported ODBC feature
 		if ($this->db->db_debug)
@@ -80,11 +78,10 @@
 	 *
 	 * Generates a platform-specific query so that a table can be repaired
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	string	the table name
 	 * @return	object
 	 */
-	function _repair_table($table)
+	protected function _repair_table($table)
 	{
 		// Not a supported ODBC feature
 		if ($this->db->db_debug)
@@ -99,11 +96,10 @@
 	/**
 	 * ODBC Export
 	 *
-	 * @access	private
 	 * @param	array	Preferences
 	 * @return	mixed
 	 */
-	function _backup($params = array())
+	protected function _backup($params = array())
 	{
 		// Currently unsupported
 		return $this->db->display_error('db_unsuported_feature');