diff --git a/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_driver.php
index cfa561c..d0ad5a8 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_driver.php
@@ -57,12 +57,17 @@
 	protected $_count_string = 'SELECT COUNT(*) AS ';
 	protected $_random_keyword;
 
-
 	public function __construct($params)
 	{
 		parent::__construct($params);
 
 		$this->_random_keyword = ' RND('.time().')'; // database specific random keyword
+
+		// Legacy support for DSN in the hostname field
+		if ($this->dsn == '')
+		{
+			$this->dsn = $this->hostname;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -72,7 +77,7 @@
 	 */
 	public function db_connect()
 	{
-		return @odbc_connect($this->hostname, $this->username, $this->password);
+		return @odbc_connect($this->dsn, $this->username, $this->password);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -84,7 +89,7 @@
 	 */
 	public function db_pconnect()
 	{
-		return @odbc_pconnect($this->hostname, $this->username, $this->password);
+		return @odbc_pconnect($this->dsn, $this->username, $this->password);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -125,8 +130,7 @@
 	 */
 	protected function _execute($sql)
 	{
-		$sql = $this->_prep_query($sql);
-		return @odbc_exec($this->conn_id, $sql);
+		return @odbc_exec($this->conn_id, $this->_prep_query($sql));
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -153,13 +157,8 @@
 	 */
 	public function trans_begin($test_mode = FALSE)
 	{
-		if ( ! $this->trans_enabled)
-		{
-			return TRUE;
-		}
-
 		// When transactions are nested we only begin/commit/rollback the outermost ones
-		if ($this->_trans_depth > 0)
+		if ( ! $this->trans_enabled OR $this->_trans_depth > 0)
 		{
 			return TRUE;
 		}
@@ -167,7 +166,7 @@
 		// Reset the transaction failure flag.
 		// If the $test_mode flag is set to TRUE transactions will be rolled back
 		// even if the queries produce a successful result.
-		$this->_trans_failure = ($test_mode === TRUE) ? TRUE : FALSE;
+		$this->_trans_failure = ($test_mode === TRUE);
 
 		return odbc_autocommit($this->conn_id, FALSE);
 	}
@@ -181,13 +180,8 @@
 	 */
 	public function trans_commit()
 	{
-		if ( ! $this->trans_enabled)
-		{
-			return TRUE;
-		}
-
 		// When transactions are nested we only begin/commit/rollback the outermost ones
-		if ($this->_trans_depth > 0)
+		if ( ! $this->trans_enabled OR $this->_trans_depth > 0)
 		{
 			return TRUE;
 		}
@@ -206,13 +200,8 @@
 	 */
 	public function trans_rollback()
 	{
-		if ( ! $this->trans_enabled)
-		{
-			return TRUE;
-		}
-
 		// When transactions are nested we only begin/commit/rollback the outermost ones
-		if ($this->_trans_depth > 0)
+		if ( ! $this->trans_enabled OR $this->_trans_depth > 0)
 		{
 			return TRUE;
 		}
@@ -243,7 +232,6 @@
 			return $str;
 		}
 
-		// ODBC doesn't require escaping
 		$str = remove_invisible_characters($str);
 
 		// escape LIKE condition wildcards
@@ -290,7 +278,7 @@
 	 * the specified database
 	 *
 	 * @param	string
-	 * @return	string
+	 * @return	int
 	 */
 	public function count_all($table = '')
 	{
@@ -299,16 +287,15 @@
 			return 0;
 		}
 
-		$query = $this->query($this->_count_string . $this->protect_identifiers('numrows') . " FROM " . $this->protect_identifiers($table, TRUE, NULL, FALSE));
-
+		$query = $this->query($this->_count_string.$this->protect_identifiers('numrows').' FROM '.$this->protect_identifiers($table, TRUE, NULL, FALSE));
 		if ($query->num_rows() == 0)
 		{
 			return 0;
 		}
 
-		$row = $query->row();
+		$query = $query->row();
 		$this->_reset_select();
-		return (int) $row->numrows;
+		return (int) $query->numrows;
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -323,9 +310,9 @@
 	 */
 	protected function _list_tables($prefix_limit = FALSE)
 	{
-		$sql = "SHOW TABLES FROM `".$this->database."`";
+		$sql = 'SHOW TABLES FROM `'.$this->database.'`';
 
-		if ($prefix_limit !== FALSE AND $this->dbprefix != '')
+		if ($prefix_limit !== FALSE && $this->dbprefix != '')
 		{
 			//$sql .= " LIKE '".$this->escape_like_str($this->dbprefix)."%' ".sprintf($this->_like_escape_str, $this->_like_escape_chr);
 			return FALSE; // not currently supported
@@ -346,7 +333,7 @@
 	 */
 	protected function _list_columns($table = '')
 	{
-		return "SHOW COLUMNS FROM ".$table;
+		return 'SHOW COLUMNS FROM '.$table;
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -361,7 +348,7 @@
 	 */
 	protected function _field_data($table)
 	{
-		return "SELECT TOP 1 FROM ".$table;
+		return 'SELECT TOP 1 FROM '.$table;
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -400,24 +387,20 @@
 		{
 			if (strpos($item, '.'.$id) !== FALSE)
 			{
-				$str = $this->_escape_char. str_replace('.', $this->_escape_char.'.', $item);
+				$item = str_replace('.', $this->_escape_char.'.', $item);
 
 				// remove duplicates if the user already included the escape
-				return preg_replace('/['.$this->_escape_char.']+/', $this->_escape_char, $str);
+				return preg_replace('/['.$this->_escape_char.']+/', $this->_escape_char, $this->_escape_char.$item);
 			}
 		}
 
 		if (strpos($item, '.') !== FALSE)
 		{
-			$str = $this->_escape_char.str_replace('.', $this->_escape_char.'.'.$this->_escape_char, $item).$this->_escape_char;
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			$str = $this->_escape_char.$item.$this->_escape_char;
+			$item = str_replace('.', $this->_escape_char.'.'.$this->_escape_char, $item);
 		}
 
 		// remove duplicates if the user already included the escape
-		return preg_replace('/['.$this->_escape_char.']+/', $this->_escape_char, $str);
+		return preg_replace('/['.$this->_escape_char.']+/', $this->_escape_char, $this->_escape_char.$item.$this->_escape_char);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -455,7 +438,7 @@
 	 */
 	protected function _insert($table, $keys, $values)
 	{
-		return "INSERT INTO ".$table." (".implode(', ', $keys).") VALUES (".implode(', ', $values).")";
+		return 'INSERT INTO '.$table.' ('.implode(', ', $keys).') VALUES ('.implode(', ', $values).')';
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -476,20 +459,13 @@
 	{
 		foreach ($values as $key => $val)
 		{
-			$valstr[] = $key." = ".$val;
+			$valstr[] = $key.' = '.$val;
 		}
 
-		$limit = ( ! $limit) ? '' : ' LIMIT '.$limit;
-
-		$orderby = (count($orderby) >= 1)?' ORDER BY '.implode(", ", $orderby):'';
-
-		$sql = "UPDATE ".$table." SET ".implode(', ', $valstr);
-
-		$sql .= ($where != '' AND count($where) >=1) ? " WHERE ".implode(" ", $where) : '';
-
-		$sql .= $orderby.$limit;
-
-		return $sql;
+		return 'UPDATE '.$table.' SET '.implode(', ', $valstr)
+			.(($where != '' && count($where) > 0) ? ' WHERE '.implode(' ', $where) : '')
+			.(count($orderby) > 0 ? ' ORDER BY '.implode(', ', $orderby) : '')
+			.( ! $limit ? '' : ' LIMIT '.$limit);
 	}
 
 
@@ -528,19 +504,16 @@
 
 		if (count($where) > 0 OR count($like) > 0)
 		{
-			$conditions = "\nWHERE ";
-			$conditions .= implode("\n", $this->ar_where);
+			$conditions = "\nWHERE ".implode("\n", $this->ar_where);
 
 			if (count($where) > 0 && count($like) > 0)
 			{
-				$conditions .= " AND ";
+				$conditions .= ' AND ';
 			}
 			$conditions .= implode("\n", $like);
 		}
 
-		$limit = ( ! $limit) ? '' : ' LIMIT '.$limit;
-
-		return "DELETE FROM ".$table.$conditions.$limit;
+		return 'DELETE FROM '.$table.$conditions.( ! $limit ? '' : ' LIMIT '.$limit);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -557,8 +530,7 @@
 	 */
 	protected function _limit($sql, $limit, $offset)
 	{
-		// Does ODBC doesn't use the LIMIT clause?
-		return $sql;
+		return $sql.($offset == 0 ? '' : $offset.', ').$limit;
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_forge.php b/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_forge.php
index 26a524a..162cef4 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_forge.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_forge.php
@@ -44,11 +44,7 @@
 	{
 		// ODBC has no "create database" command since it's
 		// designed to connect to an existing database
-		if ($this->db->db_debug)
-		{
-			return $this->db->display_error('db_unsuported_feature');
-		}
-		return FALSE;
+		return ($this->db->db_debug) ? $this->db->display_error('db_unsuported_feature') : FALSE;
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -63,11 +59,7 @@
 	{
 		// ODBC has no "drop database" command since it's
 		// designed to connect to an existing database
-		if ($this->db->db_debug)
-		{
-			return $this->db->display_error('db_unsuported_feature');
-		}
-		return FALSE;
+		return ($this->db->db_debug) ? $this->db->display_error('db_unsuported_feature') : FALSE;
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -91,7 +83,7 @@
 			$sql .= 'IF NOT EXISTS ';
 		}
 
-		$sql .= $this->db->_escape_identifiers($table)." (";
+		$sql .= $this->db->_escape_identifiers($table).' (';
 		$current_field_count = 0;
 
 		foreach ($fields as $field => $attributes)
@@ -101,44 +93,19 @@
 			// entered the field information, so we'll simply add it to the list
 			if (is_numeric($field))
 			{
-				$sql .= "\n\t$attributes";
+				$sql .= "\n\t".$attributes;
 			}
 			else
 			{
 				$attributes = array_change_key_case($attributes, CASE_UPPER);
 
-				$sql .= "\n\t".$this->db->protect_identifiers($field);
-
-				$sql .=  ' '.$attributes['TYPE'];
-
-				if (array_key_exists('CONSTRAINT', $attributes))
-				{
-					$sql .= '('.$attributes['CONSTRAINT'].')';
-				}
-
-				if (array_key_exists('UNSIGNED', $attributes) && $attributes['UNSIGNED'] === TRUE)
-				{
-					$sql .= ' UNSIGNED';
-				}
-
-				if (array_key_exists('DEFAULT', $attributes))
-				{
-					$sql .= ' DEFAULT \''.$attributes['DEFAULT'].'\'';
-				}
-
-				if (array_key_exists('NULL', $attributes) && $attributes['NULL'] === TRUE)
-				{
-					$sql .= ' NULL';
-				}
-				else
-				{
-					$sql .= ' NOT NULL';
-				}
-
-				if (array_key_exists('AUTO_INCREMENT', $attributes) && $attributes['AUTO_INCREMENT'] === TRUE)
-				{
-					$sql .= ' AUTO_INCREMENT';
-				}
+				$sql .= "\n\t".$this->db->protect_identifiers($field)
+					.' '.$attributes['TYPE']
+					.( ! empty($attributes['CONSTRAINT']) ? '('.$attributes['CONSTRAINT'].')' : '')
+					.(( ! empty($attributes['UNSIGNED']) && $attributes['UNSIGNED'] === TRUE) ? ' UNSIGNED' : '')
+					.(isset($attributes['DEFAULT'], $attributes) ? " DEFAULT '".$attributes['DEFAULT']."'" : '')
+					.(( ! empty($attributes['NULL']) && $attributes['NULL'] === TRUE) ? ' NULL' : ' NOT NULL')
+					.(( ! empty($attributes['AUTO_INCREMENT']) && $attributes['AUTO_INCREMENT'] === TRUE) ? ' AUTO_INCREMENT' : '');
 			}
 
 			// don't add a comma on the end of the last field
@@ -150,8 +117,7 @@
 
 		if (count($primary_keys) > 0)
 		{
-			$primary_keys = $this->db->protect_identifiers($primary_keys);
-			$sql .= ",\n\tPRIMARY KEY (" . implode(', ', $primary_keys) . ")";
+			$sql .= ",\n\tPRIMARY KEY (".implode(', ', $this->protect_identifiers($primary_keys)).')';
 		}
 
 		if (is_array($keys) && count($keys) > 0)
@@ -167,13 +133,11 @@
 					$key = array($this->db->protect_identifiers($key));
 				}
 
-				$sql .= ",\n\tFOREIGN KEY (" . implode(', ', $key) . ")";
+				$sql .= ",\n\tFOREIGN KEY (".implode(', ', $key).')';
 			}
 		}
 
-		$sql .= "\n)";
-
-		return $sql;
+		return $sql."\n)";
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -186,11 +150,7 @@
 	public function _drop_table($table)
 	{
 		// Not a supported ODBC feature
-		if ($this->db->db_debug)
-		{
-			return $this->db->display_error('db_unsuported_feature');
-		}
-		return FALSE;
+		return ($this->db->db_debug) ? $this->db->display_error('db_unsuported_feature') : FALSE;
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -215,34 +175,15 @@
 		$sql = 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($table).' '.$alter_type.' '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($column_name);
 
 		// DROP has everything it needs now.
-		if ($alter_type == 'DROP')
+		if ($alter_type === 'DROP')
 		{
 			return $sql;
 		}
 
-		$sql .= " $column_definition";
-
-		if ($default_value != '')
-		{
-			$sql .= " DEFAULT \"$default_value\"";
-		}
-
-		if ($null === NULL)
-		{
-			$sql .= ' NULL';
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			$sql .= ' NOT NULL';
-		}
-
-		if ($after_field != '')
-		{
-			return $sql.' AFTER '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($after_field);
-		}
-
-		return $sql;
-
+		return $sql.' '.$column_definition
+			.($default_value != '' ? ' DEFAULT "'.$default_value.'"' : '')
+			.($null === NULL ? ' NULL' : ' NOT NULL')
+			.($after_field != '' ? ' AFTER '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($after_field) : '');
 	}
 
 
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_result.php b/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_result.php
index f6aee35..04a7463 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_result.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_result.php
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@
 		return $this->num_rows;
 	}
 
-	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 	/**
 	 * Number of fields in the result set
 	 *
@@ -142,7 +140,7 @@
 	/**
 	 * Data Seek
 	 *
-	 * Moves the internal pointer to the desired offset.  We call
+	 * Moves the internal pointer to the desired offset. We call
 	 * this internally before fetching results to make sure the
 	 * result set starts at zero
 	 *
@@ -150,6 +148,7 @@
 	 */
 	protected function _data_seek($n = 0)
 	{
+		// Not supported
 		return FALSE;
 	}
 
@@ -164,14 +163,9 @@
 	 */
 	protected function _fetch_assoc()
 	{
-		if (function_exists('odbc_fetch_array'))
-		{
-			return odbc_fetch_array($this->result_id);
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			return $this->_odbc_fetch_array($this->result_id);
-		}
+		return function_exists('odbc_fetch_array')
+			? odbc_fetch_array($this->result_id)
+			: $this->_odbc_fetch_array($this->result_id);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -185,14 +179,9 @@
 	 */
 	protected function _fetch_object()
 	{
-		if (function_exists('odbc_fetch_object'))
-		{
-			return odbc_fetch_object($this->result_id);
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			return $this->_odbc_fetch_object($this->result_id);
-		}
+		return function_exists('odbc_fetch_object')
+			? odbc_fetch_object($this->result_id)
+			: $this->_odbc_fetch_object($this->result_id);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -208,15 +197,18 @@
 	protected function _odbc_fetch_object(& $odbc_result)
 	{
 		$rs = array();
-		$rs_obj = FALSE;
-		if (odbc_fetch_into($odbc_result, $rs))
+		if ( ! odbc_fetch_into($odbc_result, $rs))
 		{
-			foreach ($rs as $k => $v)
-			{
-				$field_name = odbc_field_name($odbc_result, $k+1);
-				$rs_obj->$field_name = $v;
-			}
+			return FALSE;
 		}
+
+		$rs_obj = new stdClass();
+		foreach ($rs as $k => $v)
+		{
+			$field_name = odbc_field_name($odbc_result, $k+1);
+			$rs_obj->$field_name = $v;
+		}
+
 		return $rs_obj;
 	}
 
@@ -233,16 +225,18 @@
 	protected function _odbc_fetch_array(& $odbc_result)
 	{
 		$rs = array();
-		$rs_assoc = FALSE;
-		if (odbc_fetch_into($odbc_result, $rs))
+		if ( ! odbc_fetch_into($odbc_result, $rs))
 		{
-			$rs_assoc = array();
-			foreach ($rs as $k => $v)
-			{
-				$field_name = odbc_field_name($odbc_result, $k+1);
-				$rs_assoc[$field_name] = $v;
-			}
+			return FALSE;
 		}
+
+		$rs_assoc = array();
+		foreach ($rs as $k => $v)
+		{
+			$field_name = odbc_field_name($odbc_result, $k+1);
+			$rs_assoc[$field_name] = $v;
+		}
+
 		return $rs_assoc;
 	}
 
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_utility.php b/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_utility.php
index 5244f08..eab6361 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_utility.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_utility.php
@@ -42,11 +42,7 @@
 	public function _list_databases()
 	{
 		// Not sure if ODBC lets you list all databases...
-		if ($this->db->db_debug)
-		{
-			return $this->db->display_error('db_unsuported_feature');
-		}
-		return FALSE;
+		return ($this->db->db_debug) ? $this->db->display_error('db_unsuported_feature') : FALSE;
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -62,11 +58,7 @@
 	public function _optimize_table($table)
 	{
 		// Not a supported ODBC feature
-		if ($this->db->db_debug)
-		{
-			return $this->db->display_error('db_unsuported_feature');
-		}
-		return FALSE;
+		return ($this->db->db_debug) ? $this->db->display_error('db_unsuported_feature') : FALSE;
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -82,11 +74,7 @@
 	public function _repair_table($table)
 	{
 		// Not a supported ODBC feature
-		if ($this->db->db_debug)
-		{
-			return $this->db->display_error('db_unsuported_feature');
-		}
-		return FALSE;
+		return ($this->db->db_debug) ? $this->db->display_error('db_unsuported_feature') : FALSE;
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
index ed0b710..7b52fe9 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
    -  Removed protect_identifiers() and renamed _protect_identifiers() to it instead - it was just an alias.
    -  MySQL and MySQLi drivers now require at least MySQL version 5.1.
    -  db_set_charset() now only requires one parameter (collation was only needed due to legacy support for MySQL versions prior to 5.1).
+   -  Added DSN string support for ODBC.
 
 -  Libraries