diff --git a/src/interfaces/odbc/convert.c b/src/interfaces/odbc/convert.c
index 84f99b40e3e06f7934b4661107de843709c3dfc9..f39a34f4c159b8a45a9f41f71a6b9cbdb3964670 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/odbc/convert.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/odbc/convert.c
@@ -994,7 +994,7 @@ copy_statement_with_parameters(StatementClass *stmt)
 	unsigned int	declare_pos = 0;
 	ConnectionClass	*conn = SC_get_conn(stmt);
 	ConnInfo	*ci = &(conn->connInfo);
-	BOOL		prepare_dummy_cursor = FALSE;
+	BOOL		prepare_dummy_cursor = FALSE, begin_first = FALSE;
 	char	token_save[32];
 	int	token_len;
 	BOOL	prev_token_end;
@@ -1055,8 +1055,11 @@ copy_statement_with_parameters(StatementClass *stmt)
 		{
 			if (prepare_dummy_cursor)
 			{
-				if (!CC_is_in_trans(conn))
-					strcpy(new_statement, "begin;");
+				if (!CC_is_in_trans(conn) && PG_VERSION_GE(conn, 7.1))
+				{
+					strcpy(new_statement, "BEGIN;");
+					begin_first = TRUE;
+				}
 			}
 			else if (ci->drivers.use_declarefetch)
 				SC_set_fetchcursor(stmt);
@@ -1718,8 +1721,8 @@ copy_statement_with_parameters(StatementClass *stmt)
 		char fetchstr[128];	
 		sprintf(fetchstr, ";fetch backward in %s;close %s;",
 				stmt->cursor_name, stmt->cursor_name);
-		if (!CC_is_in_trans(conn))
-			strcat(fetchstr, "commit;");
+		if (begin_first && CC_is_in_autocommit(conn))
+			strcat(fetchstr, "COMMIT;");
 		CVT_APPEND_STR(fetchstr);
 		stmt->inaccurate_result = TRUE;
 	}
diff --git a/src/interfaces/odbc/execute.c b/src/interfaces/odbc/execute.c
index b57a98b34c49c4a3f55c4f04c02148b59a636bef..d13a37e8effdacbabd9928232d8cafee1233cd53 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/odbc/execute.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/odbc/execute.c
@@ -349,10 +349,29 @@ PGAPI_Execute(
 		if (SC_is_pre_executable(stmt))
 		{
 			BOOL	in_trans = CC_is_in_trans(conn);
+			BOOL	issued_begin = FALSE, begin_included = FALSE;
 			QResultClass	*res;
+
+			if (strnicmp(stmt->stmt_with_params, "BEGIN;", 6) == 0)
+				begin_included = TRUE;
+			else if (!in_trans)
+			{
+				res = CC_send_query(conn, "BEGIN", NULL);
+				if (res && !QR_aborted(res))
+					issued_begin = TRUE;
+				if (res)
+					QR_Destructor(res);
+				if (!issued_begin)
+				{
+					stmt->errornumber = STMT_EXEC_ERROR;
+					stmt->errormsg = "Handle prepare error";
+					return SQL_ERROR;
+				}
+			}
+			/* we are now in a transaction */
 			CC_set_in_trans(conn);
 			stmt->result = res = CC_send_query(conn, stmt->stmt_with_params, NULL);
-			if (res && QR_aborted(res))
+			if (!res || QR_aborted(res))
 			{
 				CC_abort(conn);
 				stmt->errornumber = STMT_EXEC_ERROR;
@@ -361,8 +380,18 @@ PGAPI_Execute(
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				if (!in_trans)
-					CC_set_no_trans(conn);
+				if (CC_is_in_autocommit(conn))
+				{
+					if (issued_begin)
+					{
+						res = CC_send_query(conn, "COMMIT", NULL);
+						CC_set_no_trans(conn);
+						if (res)
+							QR_Destructor(res);
+					}
+					else if (!in_trans && begin_included)
+						CC_set_no_trans(conn);
+				}	
 				stmt->status =STMT_FINISHED;
 				return SQL_SUCCESS;
 			}
@@ -650,6 +679,7 @@ PGAPI_ParamData(
 				return SQL_ERROR;
 			}
 			ok = QR_command_successful(res);
+			CC_set_no_trans(stmt->hdbc);
 			QR_Destructor(res);
 			if (!ok)
 			{
@@ -658,8 +688,6 @@ PGAPI_ParamData(
 				SC_log_error(func, "", stmt);
 				return SQL_ERROR;
 			}
-
-			CC_set_no_trans(stmt->hdbc);
 		}
 		stmt->lobj_fd = -1;
 	}
diff --git a/src/interfaces/odbc/info.c b/src/interfaces/odbc/info.c
index 54d97304bc317ea50171971ae0388e395e65f144..431a9b1d14017c3f96153bed2e8810c27d2a5e99 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/odbc/info.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/odbc/info.c
@@ -832,7 +832,8 @@ PGAPI_GetFunctions(
 				UWORD FAR *pfExists)
 {
 	static char *func = "PGAPI_GetFunctions";
-	ConnInfo *ci = &(((ConnectionClass *)hdbc)->connInfo);
+	ConnectionClass *conn = (ConnectionClass *)hdbc;
+	ConnInfo *ci = &(conn->connInfo);
 
 	mylog("%s: entering...%u\n", func, fFunction);
 
@@ -915,7 +916,10 @@ PGAPI_GetFunctions(
 			pfExists[SQL_API_SQLPARAMOPTIONS] = FALSE;
 			pfExists[SQL_API_SQLPRIMARYKEYS] = TRUE;
 			pfExists[SQL_API_SQLPROCEDURECOLUMNS] = FALSE;
-			pfExists[SQL_API_SQLPROCEDURES] = FALSE;
+			if (PG_VERSION_LT(conn, 6.5))
+				pfExists[SQL_API_SQLPROCEDURES] = FALSE;
+			else
+				pfExists[SQL_API_SQLPROCEDURES] = TRUE;
 			pfExists[SQL_API_SQLSETPOS] = TRUE;
 			pfExists[SQL_API_SQLSETSCROLLOPTIONS] = TRUE;		/* odbc 1.0 */
 			pfExists[SQL_API_SQLTABLEPRIVILEGES] = FALSE;
@@ -1090,7 +1094,10 @@ PGAPI_GetFunctions(
 					*pfExists = FALSE;
 					break;
 				case SQL_API_SQLPROCEDURES:
-					*pfExists = FALSE;
+					if (PG_VERSION_LT(conn, 6.5))
+						*pfExists = FALSE;
+					else
+						*pfExists = TRUE;
 					break;
 				case SQL_API_SQLSETPOS:
 					*pfExists = TRUE;
@@ -3615,30 +3622,53 @@ PGAPI_Procedures(
 {
 	static char *func = "PGAPI_Procedures";
 	StatementClass	*stmt = (StatementClass *) hstmt;
-	Int2		result_cols;
+	ConnectionClass	*conn = SC_get_conn(stmt);
+	char		proc_query[INFO_INQUIRY_LEN];
+	QResultClass	*res;
 
 	mylog("%s: entering...\n", func);
+	
+	if (PG_VERSION_LT(conn, 6.5))
+	{
+		stmt->errornumber = STMT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED_ERROR;
+		stmt->errormsg = "Version is too old";
+		SC_log_error(func, "Function not implemented", (StatementClass *) hstmt);
+		return SQL_ERROR;
+	}
+	if (!SC_recycle_statement(stmt))
+		return SQL_ERROR;
+	/*
+	 *	The following seems the simplest implementation
+	 */
+	strcpy(proc_query, "select '' as ""PROCEDURE_CAT"", '' as ""PROCEDURE_SCHEM"","
+		" proname as ""PROCEDURE_NAME"", '' as ""NUM_INPUT_PARAMS"","
+		" '' as ""NUM_OUTPUT_PARAMS"", '' as ""NUM_RESULT_SETS"","
+		" '' as ""REMARKS"","
+		" case when prorettype =0 then 1::int2 else 2::int2 end as ""PROCEDURE_TYPE"" from pg_proc");
+	my_strcat(proc_query, " where proname like '%.*s'", szProcName, cbProcName);
 
+	res = CC_send_query(conn, proc_query, NULL);
+	if (!res || QR_aborted(res))
+	{
+		if (res)
+			QR_Destructor(res);
+		stmt->errornumber = STMT_EXEC_ERROR;
+		stmt->errormsg = "PGAPI_Procedures query error";
+		return SQL_ERROR;
+	}
+	stmt->result = res;
 	/*
- 	* a statement is actually executed, so we'll have to do this
- 	* ourselves.
- 	*/
-	result_cols = 8;
-	extend_bindings(stmt, result_cols);
+	 * also, things need to think that this statement is finished so the
+	 * results can be retrieved.
+	 */
+	stmt->status = STMT_FINISHED;
+	extend_bindings(stmt, 8);
+	/* set up the current tuple pointer for SQLFetch */
+	stmt->currTuple = -1;
+	stmt->rowset_start = -1;
+	stmt->current_col = -1;
 
-	/* set the field names */
-	QR_set_num_fields(stmt->result, result_cols);
-	QR_set_field_info(stmt->result, 0, "PROCEDURE_CAT", PG_TYPE_TEXT, MAX_INFO_STRING);
-	QR_set_field_info(stmt->result, 1, "PROCEDURE_SCHEM", PG_TYPE_TEXT, MAX_INFO_STRING);
-	QR_set_field_info(stmt->result, 2, "PROCEDURE_NAME", PG_TYPE_TEXT, MAX_INFO_STRING);
-	QR_set_field_info(stmt->result, 3, "NUM_INPUT_PARAMS", PG_TYPE_TEXT, MAX_INFO_STRING);
-	QR_set_field_info(stmt->result, 4, "NUM_OUTPUT_PARAMS", PG_TYPE_TEXT, MAX_INFO_STRING);
-	QR_set_field_info(stmt->result, 5, "NUM_RESULT_SET", PG_TYPE_TEXT, MAX_INFO_STRING);
-	QR_set_field_info(stmt->result, 6, "REMARKS", PG_TYPE_TEXT, MAX_INFO_STRING);
-	QR_set_field_info(stmt->result, 7, "PROCEDURE_TYPE", PG_TYPE_INT2, 2);
-                                                             
-	SC_log_error(func, "Function not implemented", (StatementClass *) hstmt);
-	return SQL_ERROR;
+	return SQL_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/interfaces/odbc/statement.c b/src/interfaces/odbc/statement.c
index 584d5a710d7643d97576490ed52fd007d51dd186..9efd4fb52c8fff9a3a00faf6dcbad1db3a1baf4e 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/odbc/statement.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/odbc/statement.c
@@ -468,10 +468,8 @@ SC_recycle_statement(StatementClass *self)
 			conn = SC_get_conn(self);
 			if (!CC_is_in_autocommit(conn) && CC_is_in_trans(conn))
 			{
-				QResultClass *res = CC_send_query(conn, "ABORT", NULL);
-
-				QR_Destructor(res);
-				CC_set_no_trans(conn);
+				if (SC_is_pre_executable(self) && !conn->connInfo.disallow_premature) 
+					CC_abort(conn);
 			}
 			break;