diff --git a/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_utility.php b/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_utility.php
index f1e327a..fdd585d 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_utility.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_utility.php
@@ -22,19 +22,70 @@
* @author Rick Ellis
* @link http://www.codeigniter.com/user_guide/database/
*/
-class CI_DB_oci8_utility {
-
- /**
- * Some function
- *
- * @access public
- * @return integer
- */
- function something()
- {
- }
-
- // --------------------------------------------------------------------
+class CI_DB_oci8_utility extends CI_DB_utility {
+
+
+
+ /**
+ * Version number query string
+ *
+ * @access public
+ * @return string
+ */
+ function _version()
+ {
+ return ociserverversion($this->conn_id);
+ }
+
+ // --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ /**
+ * Show table query
+ *
+ * Generates a platform-specific query string so that the table names can be fetched
+ *
+ * @access public
+ * @return string
+ */
+ function _show_tables()
+ {
+ return "select TABLE_NAME FROM ALL_TABLES";
+ }
+
+ // --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ /**
+ * Show columnn query
+ *
+ * Generates a platform-specific query string so that the column names can be fetched
+ *
+ * @access public
+ * @param string the table name
+ * @return string
+ */
+ function _show_columns($table = '')
+ {
+ return "SELECT COLUMN_NAME FROM all_tab_columns WHERE table_name = '$table'";
+ }
+
+ // --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ /**
+ * Field data query
+ *
+ * Generates a platform-specific query so that the column data can be retrieved
+ *
+ * @access public
+ * @param string the table name
+ * @return object
+ */
+ function _field_data($table)
+ {
+ $sql = "SELECT * FROM ".$this->db->_escape_table($table)." where rownum = 1";
+ $query = $this->db->query($sql);
+ return $query->field_data();
+ }
+
}