diff --git a/scsh/odbc/odbc.c b/scsh/odbc/odbc.c
index 05c4c82..739bb4c 100644
--- a/scsh/odbc/odbc.c
+++ b/scsh/odbc/odbc.c
@@ -1707,7 +1707,47 @@ s48_value odbc_sql_describe_param(s48_value stmt_handle, s48_value parameter_no)
       }
     }
 }
-  
+
+/* Returns the number of parameters in a statement */
+s48_value odbc_sql_num_params(s48_value stmt_handle)
+{
+  SQLHSTMT sh;
+  SQLSMALLINT params;
+  SQLRETURN retval;
+
+  ODBC_DEBUG_PRINTF("odbc_sql_num_params\n");
+
+  sh = (SQLHSTMT) s48_extract_integer(stmt_handle);
+  retval = SQLNumParams(sh, &params);
+
+  switch (retval)
+    {
+    case SQL_SUCCESS: case SQL_SUCCESS_WITH_INFO:
+      {
+	return s48_enter_integer(params);
+      }
+    case SQL_STILL_EXECUTING:
+      {
+	ODBC_RAISE_EXCEPTION("SQLNumParams returned SQL_STILL_EXECUTING. Not implemented");
+	break;
+      }
+    case SQL_ERROR:
+      {
+	ODBC_RAISE_EXCEPTION("SQLNumParams returned SQL_ERROR");
+	break;
+      }
+    case SQL_INVALID_HANDLE:
+      {
+	ODBC_RAISE_EXCEPTION("SQLNumParams got invalid handle");
+	break;
+      }
+    default:
+      {
+	ODBC_RAISE_EXCEPTION("SQLNumParams returned unknown error code");
+	break;
+      }
+    }
+}
 
 /*
  *
@@ -2152,6 +2192,74 @@ s48_value odbc_sql_describe_col(s48_value stmt_handle, s48_value column_number)
   }
 }
 
+/* Describes attributes of a column in the result set */
+s48_value odbc_sql_col_attribute(s48_value stmt_handle, s48_value column_number,
+				 s48_value field_id)
+{
+  SQLHSTMT sh;
+  SQLUSMALLINT cn, fi;
+  SQLCHAR *buffer = NULL;
+  SQLSMALLINT buffer_len, buffer_needed;
+  SQLINTEGER intbuffer;
+  SQLRETURN retval;
+  s48_value res_string, res;
+
+  S48_DECLARE_GC_PROTECT(1);
+  S48_GC_PROTECT_1(res);
+  
+  ODBC_DEBUG_PRINTF("odbc_sql_col_attribute\n");
+
+  sh = (SQLHSTMT) s48_extract_integer(stmt_handle);
+  cn = (SQLUSMALLINT) s48_extract_integer(column_number);
+  fi = (SQLUSMALLINT) s48_extract_integer(field_id);
+
+  buffer_len = ODBC_RETVAL_BUFFER_INITIAL_SIZE;
+  for (;;)
+    {
+      odbc_sql_alloc((void **) &buffer, buffer_len, sizeof(SQLCHAR));
+      
+      retval = SQLColAttribute(sh, cn, fi, 
+			       buffer, buffer_len, &buffer_needed,
+			       &intbuffer);
+
+      if (ODBC_SUCCESS(retval) && (buffer_needed > buffer_len))
+	buffer_len = buffer_needed+1;
+      else
+	break;
+    }
+     
+  switch (retval)
+    {
+    case SQL_SUCCESS: case SQL_SUCCESS_WITH_INFO:
+      {
+	res = s48_cons(s48_enter_string(buffer), s48_enter_integer(intbuffer));
+	free(buffer);
+	S48_GC_UNPROTECT();
+	return res;
+      }
+    case SQL_STILL_EXECUTING:
+      {
+	ODBC_RAISE_EXCEPTION("SQLColAttribute returned SQL_STILL_EXECUTING. Not implemented yet.");
+	break;
+      }
+    case SQL_ERROR:
+      {
+	ODBC_RAISE_EXCEPTION("SQLColAttribute returned SQL_ERROR");
+	break;
+      }
+    case SQL_INVALID_HANDLE:
+      {
+	ODBC_RAISE_EXCEPTION("SQLColAttribute got invalid handle");
+	break;
+      }
+    default:
+      {
+	ODBC_RAISE_EXCEPTION("SQLColAttribute returned unknown error code");
+	break;
+      }
+    }
+}
+
 /*
  *
  * PART 8
@@ -3259,6 +3367,8 @@ void s48_init_odbc(void)
   S48_EXPORT_FUNCTION(odbc_sql_execute);
   S48_EXPORT_FUNCTION(odbc_sql_execute_direct);
   S48_EXPORT_FUNCTION(odbc_sql_native_sql);
+  S48_EXPORT_FUNCTION(odbc_sql_describe_param);
+  S48_EXPORT_FUNCTION(odbc_sql_num_params);
 
   /* PART 7 */
   S48_EXPORT_FUNCTION(odbc_sql_row_count);
@@ -3269,6 +3379,7 @@ void s48_init_odbc(void)
   S48_EXPORT_FUNCTION(odbc_sql_fetch);
   S48_EXPORT_FUNCTION(odbc_sql_num_result_cols);
   S48_EXPORT_FUNCTION(odbc_sql_describe_col);
+  S48_EXPORT_FUNCTION(odbc_sql_col_attribute);
 
   /* PART 8 */
   S48_EXPORT_FUNCTION(odbc_sql_column_privileges);
diff --git a/scsh/odbc/odbc.h b/scsh/odbc/odbc.h
index 27961ec..e40b7f8 100644
--- a/scsh/odbc/odbc.h
+++ b/scsh/odbc/odbc.h
@@ -253,6 +253,10 @@ s48_value odbc_sql_native_sql(s48_value conn_handle, s48_value stmt_txt);
 /* Returns the description for a specific parameter in a statement */
 s48_value odbc_sql_describe_param(s48_value stmt_handle, s48_value parameter_no);
 
+/* Returns the number of parameters in a statement */
+s48_value odbc_sql_num_params(s48_value stmt_handle);
+
+
 /*
  *
  * PART 7
@@ -289,6 +293,10 @@ s48_value odbc_sql_num_result_cols(s48_value stmt_handle);
 
 s48_value odbc_sql_describe_col(s48_value stmt_handle, s48_value column_number);
 
+/* Describes attributes of a column in the result set */
+s48_value odbc_sql_col_attribute(s48_value stmt_handle, s48_value column_number,
+				 s48_value field_id);
+
 /*
  *
  * PART 8
diff --git a/scsh/odbc/odbc.scm b/scsh/odbc/odbc.scm
index 9e9f5b3..a39eea8 100644
--- a/scsh/odbc/odbc.scm
+++ b/scsh/odbc/odbc.scm
@@ -694,6 +694,23 @@
 			  (conn-handle stmt-txt)
 			  "odbc_sql_native_sql")
 
+(define (odbc-sql-describe-param stmt-handle parameter-no)
+  (check-arg statement-handle? stmt-handle odbc-sql-describe-param)
+  (odbc-sql-describe-param-internal (statement-handle-handle stmt-handle)
+				    parameter-no))
+
+(import-lambda-definition odbc-sql-describe-param-internal
+			  (stmt-handle parameter-no)
+			  "odbc_sql_describe_param")
+
+(define (odbc-sql-num-params stmt-handle)
+  (check-arg statement-handle? stmt-handle odbc-sql-num-params)
+  (odbc-sql-num-params-internal (statement-handle-handle stmt-handle)))
+
+(import-lambda-definition odbc-sql-num-params-internal
+			  (stmt-handle)
+			  "odbc_sql_num_params")
+
 ;;; PART 7
 
 (define (odbc-sql-row-count stmt-handle)
@@ -895,6 +912,19 @@
 			  (stmt-handle column-number)
 			  "odbc_sql_describe_col")
 
+(define (odbc-sql-col-attribute stmt-handle column-number field-id)
+  (check-arg statement-handle? stmt-handle odbc-sql-col-attribute)
+  (let ((pair (odbc-sql-col-attribute-internal 
+	       (statement-handle-handle stmt-handle)
+	       column-number field-id)))
+    (if (zero? (string-length (car pair)))
+	(cdr pair)
+	(car pair))))
+
+(import-lambda-definition odbc-sql-col-attribute-internal 
+			  (stmt-handle column-number field-id)
+			  "odbc_sql_col_attribute")
+
 ;;; PART 10
 
 (define (odbc-sql-disconnect conn-handle)