diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_driver.php
index 0ae8d7b..e081de4 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_driver.php
@@ -344,7 +344,9 @@
 	 */
 	protected function _list_columns($table = '')
 	{
-		return "SELECT COLUMN_NAME FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.Columns WHERE TABLE_NAME = '".$table."'";
+		return 'SELECT COLUMN_NAME
+			FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.Columns
+			WHERE TABLE_NAME = '.$this->escape($table);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -378,7 +380,7 @@
 			$retval[$i]			= new stdClass();
 			$retval[$i]->name		= $query[$i]->COLUMN_NAME;
 			$retval[$i]->type		= $query[$i]->DATA_TYPE;
-			$retval[$i]->max_length		= ($query[$i]->CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH > 0) ? $query[$i]->NUMERIC_PRECISION : $query[$i]->CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH;
+			$retval[$i]->max_length		= ($query[$i]->CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH > 0) ? $query[$i]->CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH : $query[$i]->NUMERIC_PRECISION;
 			$retval[$i]->default		= $query[$i]->COLUMN_DEFAULT;
 		}
 
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_driver.php
index 62f9191..706211a 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_driver.php
@@ -552,22 +552,78 @@
 	 */
 	protected function _list_columns($table = '')
 	{
-		return 'SELECT "COLUMN_NAME" FROM "all_tab_columns" WHERE "TABLE_NAME" = '.$this->escape($table);
+		if (strpos($table, '.') !== FALSE)
+		{
+			sscanf($table, '%[^.].%s', $owner, $table);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			$owner = $this->username;
+		}
+
+		return 'SELECT COLUMN_NAME FROM ALL_TAB_COLUMNS
+			WHERE UPPER(OWNER) = '.$this->escape(strtoupper($owner)).'
+				AND UPPER(TABLE_NAME) = '.$this->escape(strtoupper($table));
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
-	 * 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($table = '')
 	{
-		return 'SELECT * FROM '.$this->protect_identifiers($table).' WHERE rownum = 1';
+		if ($table === '')
+		{
+			return ($this->db_debug) ? $this->display_error('db_field_param_missing') : FALSE;
+		}
+		elseif (strpos($table, '.') !== FALSE)
+		{
+			sscanf($table, '%[^.].%s', $owner, $table);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			$owner = $this->username;
+		}
+
+		$sql = 'SELECT COLUMN_NAME, DATA_TYPE, CHAR_LENGTH, DATA_PRECISION, DATA_LENGTH, DATA_DEFAULT, NULLABLE
+			FROM ALL_TAB_COLUMNS
+			WHERE UPPER(OWNER) = '.$this->escape(strtoupper($owner)).'
+				AND UPPER(TABLE_NAME) = '.$this->escape(strtoupper($table));
+
+		if (($query = $this->query($sql)) === FALSE)
+		{
+			return FALSE;
+		}
+		$query = $query->result_object();
+
+		$retval = array();
+		for ($i = 0, $c = count($query); $i < $c; $i++)
+		{
+			$retval[$i]			= new stdClass();
+			$retval[$i]->name		= $query[$i]->COLUMN_NAME;
+			$retval[$i]->type		= $query[$i]->DATA_TYPE;
+
+			$length = ($query[$i]->CHAR_LENGTH > 0)
+				? $query[$i]->CHAR_LENGTH : $query[$i]->DATA_PRECISION;
+			if ($length === NULL)
+			{
+				$length = $query[$i]->DATA_LENGTH;
+			}
+			$retval[$i]->max_length		= $length;
+
+			$default = $query[$i]->DATA_DEFAULT;
+			if ($default === NULL && $query[$i]->NULLABLE === 'N')
+			{
+				$default = '';
+			}
+			$retval[$i]->default		= $query[$i]->COLUMN_DEFAULT;
+		}
+
+		return $retval;
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_dblib_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_dblib_driver.php
index cf8b026..06120dc 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_dblib_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_dblib_driver.php
@@ -168,9 +168,9 @@
 	 */
 	protected function _list_columns($table = '')
 	{
-		return 'SELECT '.$this->escape_identifiers('column_name')
-				.' FROM '.$this->escape_identifiers('information_schema.columns')
-				.' WHERE '.$this->escape_identifiers('table_name').' = '.$this->escape($table);
+		return 'SELECT COLUMN_NAME
+			FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.Columns
+			WHERE TABLE_NAME = '.$this->escape($table);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
 			$retval[$i]			= new stdClass();
 			$retval[$i]->name		= $query[$i]->COLUMN_NAME;
 			$retval[$i]->type		= $query[$i]->DATA_TYPE;
-			$retval[$i]->max_length		= ($query[$i]->CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH > 0) ? $query[$i]->NUMERIC_PRECISION : $query[$i]->CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH;
+			$retval[$i]->max_length		= ($query[$i]->CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH > 0) ? $query[$i]->CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH : $query[$i]->NUMERIC_PRECISION;
 			$retval[$i]->default		= $query[$i]->COLUMN_DEFAULT;
 		}
 
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_oci_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_oci_driver.php
index 051b7de..57df558 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_oci_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_oci_driver.php
@@ -151,22 +151,78 @@
 	 */
 	protected function _list_columns($table = '')
 	{
-		return 'SELECT "COLUMN_NAME" FROM "all_tab_columns" WHERE "TABLE_NAME" = '.$this->escape($table);
+		if (strpos($table, '.') !== FALSE)
+		{
+			sscanf($table, '%[^.].%s', $owner, $table);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			$owner = $this->username;
+		}
+
+		return 'SELECT COLUMN_NAME FROM ALL_TAB_COLUMNS
+			WHERE UPPER(OWNER) = '.$this->escape(strtoupper($owner)).'
+				AND UPPER(TABLE_NAME) = '.$this->escape(strtoupper($table));
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
-	 * 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($table = '')
 	{
-		return 'SELECT * FROM '.$this->protect_identifiers($table).' WHERE rownum = 1';
+		if ($table === '')
+		{
+			return ($this->db_debug) ? $this->display_error('db_field_param_missing') : FALSE;
+		}
+		elseif (strpos($table, '.') !== FALSE)
+		{
+			sscanf($table, '%[^.].%s', $owner, $table);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			$owner = $this->username;
+		}
+
+		$sql = 'SELECT COLUMN_NAME, DATA_TYPE, CHAR_LENGTH, DATA_PRECISION, DATA_LENGTH, DATA_DEFAULT, NULLABLE
+			FROM ALL_TAB_COLUMNS
+			WHERE UPPER(OWNER) = '.$this->escape(strtoupper($owner)).'
+				AND UPPER(TABLE_NAME) = '.$this->escape(strtoupper($table));
+
+		if (($query = $this->query($sql)) === FALSE)
+		{
+			return FALSE;
+		}
+		$query = $query->result_object();
+
+		$retval = array();
+		for ($i = 0, $c = count($query); $i < $c; $i++)
+		{
+			$retval[$i]			= new stdClass();
+			$retval[$i]->name		= $query[$i]->COLUMN_NAME;
+			$retval[$i]->type		= $query[$i]->DATA_TYPE;
+
+			$length = ($query[$i]->CHAR_LENGTH > 0)
+				? $query[$i]->CHAR_LENGTH : $query[$i]->DATA_PRECISION;
+			if ($length === NULL)
+			{
+				$length = $query[$i]->DATA_LENGTH;
+			}
+			$retval[$i]->max_length		= $length;
+
+			$default = $query[$i]->DATA_DEFAULT;
+			if ($default === NULL && $query[$i]->NULLABLE === 'N')
+			{
+				$default = '';
+			}
+			$retval[$i]->default		= $query[$i]->COLUMN_DEFAULT;
+		}
+
+		return $retval;
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_sqlsrv_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_sqlsrv_driver.php
index 58c673e..93f30c8 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_sqlsrv_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/pdo/subdrivers/pdo_sqlsrv_driver.php
@@ -197,9 +197,9 @@
 	 */
 	protected function _list_columns($table = '')
 	{
-		return 'SELECT '.$this->escape_identifiers('column_name')
-			.' FROM '.$this->escape_identifiers('information_schema.columns')
-			.' WHERE '.$this->escape_identifiers('table_name').' = '.$this->escape($table);
+		return 'SELECT COLUMN_NAME
+			FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.Columns
+			WHERE TABLE_NAME = '.$this->escape($table);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
 			$retval[$i]			= new stdClass();
 			$retval[$i]->name		= $query[$i]->COLUMN_NAME;
 			$retval[$i]->type		= $query[$i]->DATA_TYPE;
-			$retval[$i]->max_length		= ($query[$i]->CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH > 0) ? $query[$i]->NUMERIC_PRECISION : $query[$i]->CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH;
+			$retval[$i]->max_length		= ($query[$i]->CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH > 0) ? $query[$i]->CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH : $query[$i]->NUMERIC_PRECISION;
 			$retval[$i]->default		= $query[$i]->COLUMN_DEFAULT;
 		}
 
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_driver.php
index 1e18295..3f19355 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_driver.php
@@ -325,7 +325,9 @@
 	 */
 	protected function _list_columns($table = '')
 	{
-		return "SELECT COLUMN_NAME FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.Columns WHERE TABLE_NAME = '".$table."'";
+		return 'SELECT COLUMN_NAME
+			FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.Columns
+			WHERE TABLE_NAME = '.$this->escape($table);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -359,7 +361,7 @@
 			$retval[$i]			= new stdClass();
 			$retval[$i]->name		= $query[$i]->COLUMN_NAME;
 			$retval[$i]->type		= $query[$i]->DATA_TYPE;
-			$retval[$i]->max_length		= ($query[$i]->CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH > 0) ? $query[$i]->NUMERIC_PRECISION : $query[$i]->CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH;
+			$retval[$i]->max_length		= ($query[$i]->CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH > 0) ? $query[$i]->CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH : $query[$i]->NUMERIC_PRECISION;
 			$retval[$i]->default		= $query[$i]->COLUMN_DEFAULT;
 		}