diff --git a/src/databases/db_pdo.php b/src/databases/db_pdo.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6677526
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/databases/db_pdo.php
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * OpenSQLManager
+ *
+ * Free Database manager for Open Source Databases
+ *
+ * @author 		Timothy J. Warren
+ * @copyright	Copyright (c) 2012
+ * @link 		https://github.com/aviat4ion/OpenSQLManager
+ * @license 	http://philsturgeon.co.uk/code/dbad-license 
+ */
+
+// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/**
+ * Base Database class
+ *
+ * Extends PDO to simplify cross-database issues
+ */
+class DB_PDO extends PDO {
+
+	protected $statement;
+
+	function __construct($dsn, $username=NULL, $password=NULL, $driver_options=array())
+	{
+		parent::__construct($dsn, $username, $password, $driver_options);
+	}
+	
+	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	
+	/**
+	 * Simplifies prepared statements for database queries
+	 *
+	 * @param string $sql
+	 * @param array $data
+	 * @return mixed PDOStatement / FALSE
+	 */
+	function prepare_query($sql, $data)
+	{
+		// Prepare the sql
+		$query = $this->prepare($sql);
+		
+		if( ! is_like_array($query))
+		{
+			$this->get_last_error();
+			return FALSE;
+		}
+		
+		// Set the statement in the class variable for easy later access
+		$this->statement =& $query;
+		
+		
+		if( ! is_like_array($data))
+		{
+			trigger_error("Invalid data argument");
+			return FALSE;
+		}
+		
+		// Bind the parameters
+		foreach($data as $k => $value)
+		{
+			$res = $query->bindValue($k, $value);
+			
+			if( ! $res)
+			{
+				trigger_error("Parameter not successfully bound");
+				return FALSE;
+			}
+		}
+		
+		return $query; 
+		
+	}
+
+	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Retreives the data from a select query
+	 *
+	 * @param PDOStatement $statement
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	function get_query_data($statement)
+	{
+		// Execute the query
+		$statement->execute();
+
+		// Return the data array fetched
+		return $statement->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
+	}
+
+	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns number of rows affected by an INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE type query
+	 *
+	 * @param PDOStatement $statement
+	 * @return int
+	 */
+	function affected_rows($statement)
+	{
+		// Execute the query
+		$statement->execute();
+
+		// Return number of rows affected
+		return $statement->rowCount();
+	}
+
+	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	abstract function create_database($name){}
+
+
+
+}
+
+// End of db_pdo.php
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diff --git a/src/databases/mysql.php b/src/databases/mysql.php
index e974850..10aa5aa 100644
--- a/src/databases/mysql.php
+++ b/src/databases/mysql.php
@@ -21,9 +21,12 @@ class MySQL extends DB_PDO {
 
 	function __construct($dsn, $username=null, $password=null, $options=array())
 	{
+		$options = array_merge(array(
+
+		),
+		$options);
+
 		parent::__construct("mysql:$dsn", $username, $password, $options);
-
-
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -33,7 +36,9 @@ class MySQL extends DB_PDO {
 	 */
 	function truncate($table)
 	{
-		
+		$sql = "TRUNCATE `{$table}`";
+
+		$this->query($sql);
 	}
 
 }
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diff --git a/src/windows/add_db.php b/src/windows/add_db.php
index d54e731..4221efc 100644
--- a/src/windows/add_db.php
+++ b/src/windows/add_db.php
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ class Add_DB extends GtkWindow {
 			// Replace default capitalization with something that looks better.
 			$d = str_replace("sql", "SQL", $d);
 			$d = str_ireplace("pg", "Postgre", $d);
+			$d = str_ireplace("odbc", "ODBC", $d);
 			$d = ucfirst($d);
 
 			$drivers[] = $d;