diff --git a/system/database/DB_result.php b/system/database/DB_result.php
index 04f964f..bb09c01 100644
--- a/system/database/DB_result.php
+++ b/system/database/DB_result.php
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 	 * Query result.  Acts as a wrapper function for the following functions.
 	 *
 	 * @param	string	can be "object" or "array"
-	 * @return	mixed	either a result object or array
+	 * @return	object
 	 */
 	public function result($type = 'object')
 	{
@@ -108,9 +108,9 @@
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
-	 * Query result.  "object" version.
+	 * Query result. "object" version.
 	 *
-	 * @return	object
+	 * @return	array
 	 */
 	public function result_object()
 	{
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
 			return;
 		}
 
-		if ($key != '' AND ! is_null($value))
+		if ($key != '' && ! is_null($value))
 		{
 			$this->row_data[$key] = $value;
 		}
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@
 			return $result;
 		}
 
-		if ($n != $this->current_row AND isset($result[$n]))
+		if ($n != $this->current_row && isset($result[$n]))
 		{
 			$this->current_row = $n;
 		}
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@
 			return $result;
 		}
 
-		if ($n != $this->current_row AND isset($result[$n]))
+		if ($n != $this->current_row && isset($result[$n]))
 		{
 			$this->current_row = $n;
 		}
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@
 			return $result;
 		}
 
-		if ($n != $this->current_row AND isset($result[$n]))
+		if ($n != $this->current_row && isset($result[$n]))
 		{
 			$this->current_row = $n;
 		}
@@ -297,7 +297,6 @@
 		return $result[$this->current_row];
 	}
 
-
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
@@ -374,9 +373,9 @@
 	/**
 	 * The following functions are normally overloaded by the identically named
 	 * methods in the platform-specific driver -- except when query caching
-	 * is used.  When caching is enabled we do not load the other driver.
+	 * is used. When caching is enabled we do not load the other driver.
 	 * These functions are primarily here to prevent undefined function errors
-	 * when a cached result object is in use.  They are not otherwise fully
+	 * when a cached result object is in use. They are not otherwise fully
 	 * operational due to the unavailability of the database resource IDs with
 	 * cached results.
 	 */
@@ -384,7 +383,7 @@
 	public function num_fields() { return 0; }
 	public function list_fields() { return array(); }
 	public function field_data() { return array(); }
-	public function free_result() { return TRUE; }
+	public function free_result() { $this->result_id = FALSE; }
 	protected function _data_seek() { return TRUE; }
 	protected function _fetch_assoc() { return array(); }
 	protected function _fetch_object() { return array(); }
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_result.php b/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_result.php
index 8b22564..394b8b6 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_result.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_result.php
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 	public function list_fields()
 	{
 		$field_names = array();
-		for ($i = 0; $i < $this->num_fields(); $i++)
+		for ($i = 0, $c = $this->num_fields(); $i < $c; $i++)
 		{
 			$field_names[] = pg_field_name($this->result_id, $i);
 		}
@@ -90,16 +90,14 @@
 	public function field_data()
 	{
 		$retval = array();
-		for ($i = 0; $i < $this->num_fields(); $i++)
+		for ($i = 0, $c = $this->num_fields(); $i < $c; $i++)
 		{
-			$F				= new stdClass();
-			$F->name		= pg_field_name($this->result_id, $i);
-			$F->type		= pg_field_type($this->result_id, $i);
-			$F->max_length	= pg_field_size($this->result_id, $i);
-			$F->primary_key = 0;
-			$F->default		= '';
-
-			$retval[] = $F;
+			$retval[$i]			= new stdClass();
+			$retval[$i]->name		= pg_field_name($this->result_id, $i);
+			$retval[$i]->type		= pg_field_type($this->result_id, $i);
+			$retval[$i]->max_length		= pg_field_size($this->result_id, $i);
+			$retval[$i]->primary_key	= 0;
+			$retval[$i]->default		= '';
 		}
 
 		return $retval;
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_result.php b/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_result.php
index b002aef..4af80ab 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_result.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_result.php
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@
 	public function list_fields()
 	{
 		$field_names = array();
-		for ($i = 0; $i < $this->num_fields(); $i++)
+		for ($i = 0, $c = $this->num_fields(); $i < $c; $i++)
 		{
-			$field_names[] = sqlite_field_name($this->result_id, $i);
+			$field_names[$i] = sqlite_field_name($this->result_id, $i);
 		}
 
 		return $field_names;
@@ -90,16 +90,14 @@
 	public function field_data()
 	{
 		$retval = array();
-		for ($i = 0; $i < $this->num_fields(); $i++)
+		for ($i = 0, $c = $this->num_fields(); $i < $c; $i++)
 		{
-			$F				= new stdClass();
-			$F->name		= sqlite_field_name($this->result_id, $i);
-			$F->type		= 'varchar';
-			$F->max_length	= 0;
-			$F->primary_key = 0;
-			$F->default		= '';
-
-			$retval[] = $F;
+			$retval[$i]			= new stdClass();
+			$retval[$i]->name		= sqlite_field_name($this->result_id, $i);
+			$retval[$i]->type		= 'varchar';
+			$retval[$i]->max_length		= 0;
+			$retval[$i]->primary_key	= 0;
+			$retval[$i]->default		= '';
 		}
 
 		return $retval;
@@ -108,18 +106,6 @@
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
-	 * Free the result
-	 *
-	 * @return	void
-	 */
-	public function free_result()
-	{
-		// Not implemented in SQLite
-	}
-
-	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-	/**
 	 * Data Seek
 	 *
 	 * Moves the internal pointer to the desired offset. We call
@@ -162,17 +148,9 @@
 		{
 			return sqlite_fetch_object($this->result_id);
 		}
-		else
-		{
-			$arr = sqlite_fetch_array($this->result_id, SQLITE_ASSOC);
-			if (is_array($arr))
-			{
-				$obj = (object) $arr;
-				return $obj;
-			} else {
-				return NULL;
-			}
-		}
+
+		$arr = sqlite_fetch_array($this->result_id, SQLITE_ASSOC);
+		return is_array($arr) ? (object) $arr : FALSE;
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/system/libraries/Email.php b/system/libraries/Email.php
index 8f383c9..48c3bf3 100644
--- a/system/libraries/Email.php
+++ b/system/libraries/Email.php
@@ -407,11 +407,11 @@
 	 * @param	string
 	 * @return	object
 	 */
-	public function attach($filename, $disposition = '', $newname = NULL)
+	public function attach($filename, $disposition = '', $newname = NULL, $mime = '')
 	{
 		$this->_attach_name[] = array($filename, $newname);
-		$this->_attach_type[] = $this->_mime_types(pathinfo($filename, PATHINFO_EXTENSION));
 		$this->_attach_disp[] = empty($disposition) ? 'attachment' : $disposition; // Can also be 'inline'  Not sure if it matters
+		$this->_attach_type[] = $mime;
 		return $this;
 	}
 
@@ -1049,29 +1049,39 @@
 			$filename = $this->_attach_name[$i][0];
 			$basename = (is_null($this->_attach_name[$i][1])) ? basename($filename) : $this->_attach_name[$i][1];
 			$ctype = $this->_attach_type[$i];
+			$file_content = '';
 
-			if ( ! file_exists($filename))
+			if ($this->_attach_type[$i] == '')
 			{
-				$this->_set_error_message('lang:email_attachment_missing', $filename);
-				return FALSE;
-			}
+				if ( ! file_exists($filename))
+				{
+					$this->_set_error_message('lang:email_attachment_missing', $filename);
+					return FALSE;
+				}
 
+				$file = filesize($filename) +1;
+
+				if ( ! $fp = fopen($filename, FOPEN_READ))
+				{
+					$this->_set_error_message('lang:email_attachment_unreadable', $filename);
+					return FALSE;
+				}
+
+				$ctype = $this->_mime_types(pathinfo($filename, PATHINFO_EXTENSION));
+				$file_content = fread($fp, $file);
+				fclose($fp);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				$file_content =& $this->_attach_content[$i];
+			}
 			$attachment[$z++] = "--".$this->_atc_boundary.$this->newline
 				. "Content-type: ".$ctype."; "
 				. "name=\"".$basename."\"".$this->newline
 				. "Content-Disposition: ".$this->_attach_disp[$i].";".$this->newline
 				. "Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64".$this->newline;
 
-			$file = filesize($filename) +1;
-
-			if ( ! $fp = fopen($filename, FOPEN_READ))
-			{
-				$this->_set_error_message('lang:email_attachment_unreadable', $filename);
-				return FALSE;
-			}
-
-			$attachment[$z++] = chunk_split(base64_encode(fread($fp, $file)));
-			fclose($fp);
+			$attachment[$z++] = chunk_split(base64_encode($file_content));
 		}
 
 		$body .= implode($this->newline, $attachment).$this->newline."--".$this->_atc_boundary."--";
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
index 22235ee..52cd516 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@
 
    -  Added max_filename_increment config setting for Upload library.
    -  CI_Loader::_ci_autoloader() is now a protected method.
-   -  Added custom filename to Email::attach() as $this->email->attach($filename, $disposition, $newname)
+   -  Added custom filename to Email::attach() as $this->email->attach($filename, $disposition, $newname).
+   -  Added possibility to send attachment as buffer string in Email::attach() as $this->email->attach($buffer, $disposition, $newname, $mime).
    -  Cart library changes include:
 	 -  It now auto-increments quantity's instead of just resetting it, this is the default behaviour of large e-commerce sites.
 	 -  Product Name strictness can be disabled via the Cart Library by switching "$product_name_safe"
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/email.rst b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/email.rst
index d7e40f5..daf0009 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/email.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/email.rst
@@ -229,11 +229,20 @@
 	$this->email->attach('/path/to/photo2.jpg');
 	$this->email->attach('/path/to/photo3.jpg');
 
-If you'd like to change the disposition or add a custom file name, you can use the second and third paramaters. To use the default disposition (attachment), leave the second parameter blank. Here's an example::
-  
-	$this->email->attach('/path/to/photo1.jpg', 'inline');
-	$this->email->attach('/path/to/photo1.jpg', '', 'birthday.jpg');
-	
+To use the default disposition (attachment), leave the second parameter blank,
+otherwise use a custom disposition::
+
+	$this->email->attach('image.jpg', 'inline');
+
+If you'd like to use a custom file name, you can use the third paramater::
+
+	$this->email->attach('filename.pdf', 'attachment', 'report.pdf');
+
+If you need to use a buffer string instead of a real - physical - file you can
+use the first parameter as buffer, the third parameter as file name and the fourth
+parameter as mime-type::
+
+	$this->email->attach($buffer, 'attachment', 'report.pdf', 'application/pdf');
 
 $this->email->print_debugger()
 -------------------------------