diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+Copyright Mihai Giurgeanu (c) 2017
+
+All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+    * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+      notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+
+    * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+      copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
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+      with the distribution.
+
+    * Neither the name of Mihai Giurgeanu nor the names of other
+      contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# sqlcli-odbc
+
+This package adds to the sqlcli package ODBC specific definitions need it
+if you intend to use sqlcli package to connect to ODBC.
+
diff --git a/Setup.hs b/Setup.hs
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+import Distribution.Simple
+main = defaultMain
diff --git a/sqlcli-odbc.cabal b/sqlcli-odbc.cabal
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+name:                sqlcli-odbc
+version:             0.1.0.0
+synopsis:            Specific ODBC definitions to be used by SQL CLI clients.
+description:         You should use this package if you intend to use sqlcli package
+                     to connect to ODBC datasources.
+homepage:            https://hub.darcs.com/mihaigiurgeanu/sqlcli-odbc
+license:             BSD3
+license-file:        LICENSE
+author:              Mihai Giurgeanu
+maintainer:          mihai.giurgeanu@gmail.com
+copyright:           2017 Mihai Giurgeanu
+category:            Web
+build-type:          Simple
+extra-source-files:  README.md
+cabal-version:       >=1.10
+
+library
+  hs-source-dirs:      src
+  exposed-modules:     SQL.ODBC,
+                       SQL.CLI.ODBC
+  build-depends:       base >= 4.7 && < 5,
+                       sqlcli >= 0.1 && < 0.2
+  default-language:    Haskell2010
+
+source-repository head
+  type:     darcs
+  location: https://hub.darcs.com/mihaigiurgeanu/sqlcli-odbc
diff --git a/src/SQL/CLI/ODBC.hs b/src/SQL/CLI/ODBC.hs
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+module SQL.CLI.ODBC where
+
+import Prelude hiding (fail)
+
+import Control.Monad.IO.Class (MonadIO, liftIO)
+import Control.Monad.Fail (MonadFail, fail)
+
+import System.IO (hPutStrLn, stderr)
+
+import Foreign.Ptr (wordPtrToPtr)
+
+import SQL.ODBC (sql_attr_odbc_version, sql_ov_odbc3)
+import SQL.CLI (SQLHENV, sqlsetenvattr, sql_handle_env, sql_null_handle, sql_success, sql_success_with_info, sql_invalid_handle, sql_error)
+import SQL.CLI.Utils (SQLConfig(SQLConfig), allocHandle, displayDiagInfo)
+
+-- | holds information specific to ODBC implementation
+odbcImplementation :: SQLConfig
+odbcImplementation =  SQLConfig 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18
+
+-- | helper function to allocate and setup an ODBC environment handle; it displays
+-- diagnostics on standard error and fails if the handle could not be allocated
+-- or setting the environment failed; it requires ODBC 3 implementation
+setupEnv :: (MonadIO m, MonadFail m) => m SQLHENV
+setupEnv = do
+  liftIO $ hPutStrLn stderr "alloc env handle"
+  henv <- allocHandle sql_handle_env sql_null_handle
+  liftIO $ hPutStrLn stderr "odbc specific - set odbc version env attr"
+  resultSetEnvOV <- liftIO $ sqlsetenvattr henv sql_attr_odbc_version (wordPtrToPtr $ fromIntegral sql_ov_odbc3) 0
+  case resultSetEnvOV of x | x == sql_success -> return henv
+                           | x == sql_success_with_info -> do
+                               liftIO $ do
+                                 hPutStrLn stderr "Set ODBC version generated warnings"
+                                 displayDiagInfo sql_handle_env henv
+                               return henv
+                           | x == sql_invalid_handle -> do
+                               liftIO $ hPutStrLn stderr "Set ODBC version failed because invalid handle was passed to SetEnvAttr function."
+                               fail "Set ODBC version failed"
+                           | x == sql_error -> do
+                               liftIO $ do
+                                 hPutStrLn stderr "Set ODBC version failed. Error diagnostics follow:"
+                                 displayDiagInfo sql_handle_env henv
+                               fail "Set ODBC version failed"
+                           | otherwise -> do
+                               liftIO $ hPutStrLn stderr $ "SetEnvAttr returned unexpected return code: " ++ (show x)
+                               fail "Set ODBC version failed"
diff --git a/src/SQL/ODBC.hs b/src/SQL/ODBC.hs
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+module SQL.ODBC where
+
+import Foreign.C.Types
+
+-- env attribute
+sql_attr_odbc_version :: Num a => a
+sql_attr_odbc_version = 200
+
+sql_attr_connection_pooling :: Num a => a
+sql_attr_connection_pooling = 201
+
+sql_attr_cp_match :: Num a => a
+sql_attr_cp_match = 202
+
+-- unixODBC additions
+sql_attr_unixodbc_syspath :: Num a => a
+sql_attr_unixodbc_syspath = 65001
+
+sql_attr_unixodbc_version :: Num a => a
+sql_attr_unixodbc_version = 65002
+
+sql_attr_unixodbc_envattr :: Num a => a
+sql_attr_unixodbc_envattr = 65003
+
+
+-- values for SQL_ATTR_CONNECTION_POOLING
+sql_cp_off :: CULong
+sql_cp_off = 0
+
+sql_cp_one_per_driver :: CULong
+sql_cp_one_per_driver = 1
+
+sql_cp_one_per_henv :: CULong
+sql_cp_one_per_henv = 2
+
+sql_cp_default :: CULong
+sql_cp_default = sql_cp_off
+
+-- values for SQL_ATTR_CP_MATCH
+sql_cp_strict_match :: CULong
+sql_cp_strict_match = 0
+
+sql_cp_relaxed_match :: CULong
+sql_cp_relaxed_match = 1
+
+sql_cp_match_default :: CULong
+sql_cp_match_default = sql_cp_strict_match
+
+-- values for SQL_ATTR_ODBC_VERSION
+sql_ov_odbc2 :: CULong
+sql_ov_odbc2 = 2
+
+sql_ov_odbc3 :: CULong
+sql_ov_odbc3 = 3
+
+-- From ODBC 3.8 onwards, we should use <major version> * 100 + <minor version>
+sql_ov_odbc3_80 :: CULong
+sql_ov_odbc3_80 = 380