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@@ -0,0 +1,216 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
+<!-- $Revision: 1.1 $ -->
+<section id="odbc.configuration">
+ &reftitle.runtime;
+ &extension.runtime;
+ <para>
+  <table>
+   <title>Unified ODBC Configuration Options</title>
+   <tgroup cols="3">
+    <thead>
+     <row>
+      <entry>Name</entry>
+      <entry>Default</entry>
+      <entry>Changeable</entry>
+     </row>
+    </thead>
+    <tbody>
+     <row>
+      <entry>odbc.default_db *</entry>
+      <entry>NULL</entry>
+      <entry>PHP_INI_ALL</entry>
+     </row>
+     <row>
+      <entry>odbc.default_user *</entry>
+      <entry>NULL</entry>
+      <entry>PHP_INI_ALL</entry>
+     </row>
+     <row>
+      <entry>odbc.default_pw *</entry>
+      <entry>NULL</entry>
+      <entry>PHP_INI_ALL</entry>
+     </row>
+     <row>
+      <entry>odbc.allow_persistent</entry>
+      <entry>"1"</entry>
+      <entry>PHP_INI_SYSTEM</entry>
+     </row>
+     <row>
+      <entry>odbc.check_persistent</entry>
+      <entry>"1"</entry>
+      <entry>PHP_INI_SYSTEM</entry>
+     </row>
+     <row>
+      <entry>odbc.max_persistent</entry>
+      <entry>"-1"</entry>
+      <entry>PHP_INI_SYSTEM</entry>
+     </row>
+     <row>
+      <entry>odbc.max_links</entry>
+      <entry>"-1"</entry>
+      <entry>PHP_INI_SYSTEM</entry>
+     </row>
+     <row>
+      <entry>odbc.defaultlrl</entry>
+      <entry>"4096"</entry>
+      <entry>PHP_INI_ALL</entry>
+     </row>
+     <row>
+      <entry>odbc.defaultbinmode</entry>
+      <entry>"1"</entry>
+      <entry>PHP_INI_ALL</entry>
+     </row>
+    </tbody>
+   </tgroup>
+  </table>
+  <note>
+   <simpara>
+    Entries marked with * are not implemented yet.
+   </simpara>
+  </note>
+  For further details and definition of the PHP_INI_* constants see
+  <function>ini_set</function>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+  Here is a short explanation of the configuration directives.
+ <variablelist>
+   <varlistentry id="ini.uodbc.default-db">
+   <term>
+    <parameter>odbc.default_db</parameter>
+    <type>string</type>
+   </term>
+   <listitem>
+    <para>
+     ODBC data source to use if none is specified in
+     <function>odbc_connect</function> or
+     <function>odbc_pconnect</function>.
+    </para>
+   </listitem>
+  </varlistentry>
+  
+  <varlistentry id="ini.uodbc.default-user">
+   <term>
+    <parameter>odbc.default_user</parameter>
+    <type>string</type>
+   </term>
+   <listitem>
+    <para>
+     User name to use if none is specified in
+     <function>odbc_connect</function> or
+     <function>odbc_pconnect</function>.
+    </para>
+   </listitem>
+  </varlistentry>
+  
+  <varlistentry id="ini.uodbc.default-pw">
+   <term>
+    <parameter>odbc.default_pw</parameter>
+    <type>string</type>
+   </term>
+   <listitem>
+    <para>
+     Password to use if none is specified in
+     <function>odbc_connect</function> or
+     <function>odbc_pconnect</function>.
+    </para>
+   </listitem>
+  </varlistentry>
+  
+  <varlistentry id="ini.uodbc.allow-persistent">
+   <term>
+    <parameter>odbc.allow_persistent</parameter>
+    <type>boolean</type>
+   </term>
+   <listitem>
+    <para>
+     Whether to allow persistent ODBC connections.
+    </para>
+   </listitem>
+  </varlistentry>
+  
+  <varlistentry id="ini.uodbc.check-persistent">
+   <term>
+    <parameter>odbc.check_persistent</parameter>
+    <type>boolean</type>
+   </term>
+   <listitem>
+    <para>
+     Check that a connection is still valid before reuse.
+    </para>
+   </listitem>
+  </varlistentry>
+  
+  <varlistentry id="ini.uodbc.max-persistent">
+   <term>
+    <parameter>odbc.max_persistent</parameter>
+    <type>integer</type>
+   </term>
+   <listitem>
+    <para>
+     The maximum number of persistent ODBC connections per process.
+    </para>
+   </listitem>
+  </varlistentry>
+  
+  <varlistentry id="ini.uodbc.max-links">
+   <term>
+    <parameter>odbc.max_links</parameter>
+    <type>integer</type>
+   </term>
+   <listitem>
+    <para>
+     The maximum number of ODBC connections per process, including
+     persistent connections.
+    </para>
+   </listitem>
+  </varlistentry>
+   <varlistentry id="ini.uodbc.defaultlrl">
+   <term>
+    <parameter>odbc.defaultlrl</parameter>
+    <type>integer</type>
+   </term>
+   <listitem>
+    <para>
+     Handling of LONG fields. Specifies the number of bytes returned to
+     variables.
+    </para>
+   </listitem>
+  </varlistentry>
+  
+  <varlistentry id="ini.uodbc.defaultbinmode">
+   <term>
+    <parameter>odbc.defaultbinmode</parameter>
+    <type>integer</type>
+   </term>
+   <listitem>
+    <para>
+     Handling of binary data.
+    </para>
+   </listitem>
+  </varlistentry>
+  
+ </variablelist>
+ </para>
+</section>
+
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+
diff --git a/reference/uodbc/reference.xml b/reference/uodbc/reference.xml
index f2af019384..6bbd83e07a 100644
--- a/reference/uodbc/reference.xml
+++ b/reference/uodbc/reference.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.3 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.4 $ -->
  <reference id="ref.odbc">
   <title>Unified ODBC functions</title>
   <titleabbrev>ODBC</titleabbrev>
@@ -55,201 +55,7 @@
     </para>
    </section>
 
-   <section id="odbc.configuration">
-    &reftitle.runtime;
-    <para>
-     The behaviour of the ODBC functions is affected by settings in the
-     global <link linkend="configuration.file">configuration file</link> &php.ini;.
-     <table>
-      <title>Unified ODBC Configuration Options</title>
-      <tgroup cols="3">
-       <thead>
-        <row>
-         <entry>Name</entry>
-         <entry>Default</entry>
-         <entry>Changeable</entry>
-        </row>
-       </thead>
-       <tbody>
-        <row>
-         <entry>odbc.default_db *</entry>
-         <entry>NULL</entry>
-         <entry>PHP_INI_ALL</entry>
-        </row>
-        <row>
-         <entry>odbc.default_user *</entry>
-         <entry>NULL</entry>
-         <entry>PHP_INI_ALL</entry>
-        </row>
-        <row>
-         <entry>odbc.default_pw *</entry>
-         <entry>NULL</entry>
-         <entry>PHP_INI_ALL</entry>
-        </row>
-        <row>
-         <entry>odbc.allow_persistent</entry>
-         <entry>"1"</entry>
-         <entry>PHP_INI_SYSTEM</entry>
-        </row>
-        <row>
-         <entry>odbc.check_persistent</entry>
-         <entry>"1"</entry>
-         <entry>PHP_INI_SYSTEM</entry>
-        </row>
-        <row>
-         <entry>odbc.max_persistent</entry>
-         <entry>"-1"</entry>
-         <entry>PHP_INI_SYSTEM</entry>
-        </row>
-        <row>
-         <entry>odbc.max_links</entry>
-         <entry>"-1"</entry>
-         <entry>PHP_INI_SYSTEM</entry>
-        </row>
-        <row>
-         <entry>odbc.defaultlrl</entry>
-         <entry>"4096"</entry>
-         <entry>PHP_INI_ALL</entry>
-        </row>
-        <row>
-         <entry>odbc.defaultbinmode</entry>
-         <entry>"1"</entry>
-         <entry>PHP_INI_ALL</entry>
-        </row>
-       </tbody>
-      </tgroup>
-     </table>
-     <note>
-      <simpara>
-       Entries marked with * are not implemented yet.
-      </simpara>
-     </note>
-     For further details and definition of the PHP_INI_* constants see
-     <function>ini_set</function>.
-    </para>
-    <para>
-     Here is a short explanation of the configuration directives.
-    <variablelist>
-
-     <varlistentry id="ini.uodbc.default-db">
-      <term>
-       <parameter>odbc.default_db</parameter>
-       <type>string</type>
-      </term>
-      <listitem>
-       <para>
-        ODBC data source to use if none is specified in
-        <function>odbc_connect</function> or
-        <function>odbc_pconnect</function>.
-       </para>
-      </listitem>
-     </varlistentry>
-     
-     <varlistentry id="ini.uodbc.default-user">
-      <term>
-       <parameter>odbc.default_user</parameter>
-       <type>string</type>
-      </term>
-      <listitem>
-       <para>
-        User name to use if none is specified in
-        <function>odbc_connect</function> or
-        <function>odbc_pconnect</function>.
-       </para>
-      </listitem>
-     </varlistentry>
-     
-     <varlistentry id="ini.uodbc.default-pw">
-      <term>
-       <parameter>odbc.default_pw</parameter>
-       <type>string</type>
-      </term>
-      <listitem>
-       <para>
-        Password to use if none is specified in
-        <function>odbc_connect</function> or
-        <function>odbc_pconnect</function>.
-       </para>
-      </listitem>
-     </varlistentry>
-     
-     <varlistentry id="ini.uodbc.allow-persistent">
-      <term>
-       <parameter>odbc.allow_persistent</parameter>
-       <type>boolean</type>
-      </term>
-      <listitem>
-       <para>
-        Whether to allow persistent ODBC connections.
-       </para>
-      </listitem>
-     </varlistentry>
-     
-     <varlistentry id="ini.uodbc.check-persistent">
-      <term>
-       <parameter>odbc.check_persistent</parameter>
-       <type>boolean</type>
-      </term>
-      <listitem>
-       <para>
-        Check that a connection is still valid before reuse.
-       </para>
-      </listitem>
-     </varlistentry>
-     
-     <varlistentry id="ini.uodbc.max-persistent">
-      <term>
-       <parameter>odbc.max_persistent</parameter>
-       <type>integer</type>
-      </term>
-      <listitem>
-       <para>
-        The maximum number of persistent ODBC connections per process.
-       </para>
-      </listitem>
-     </varlistentry>
-     
-     <varlistentry id="ini.uodbc.max-links">
-      <term>
-       <parameter>odbc.max_links</parameter>
-       <type>integer</type>
-      </term>
-      <listitem>
-       <para>
-        The maximum number of ODBC connections per process, including
-        persistent connections.
-       </para>
-      </listitem>
-     </varlistentry>
-
-     <varlistentry id="ini.uodbc.defaultlrl">
-      <term>
-       <parameter>odbc.defaultlrl</parameter>
-       <type>integer</type>
-      </term>
-      <listitem>
-       <para>
-        Handling of LONG fields. Specifies the number of bytes returned to
-        variables.
-       </para>
-      </listitem>
-     </varlistentry>
-     
-     <varlistentry id="ini.uodbc.defaultbinmode">
-      <term>
-       <parameter>odbc.defaultbinmode</parameter>
-       <type>integer</type>
-      </term>
-      <listitem>
-       <para>
-        Handling of binary data.
-       </para>
-      </listitem>
-     </varlistentry>
-     
-    </variablelist>
-    </para>
-   </section>
+   &reference.uodbc.ini;
 
    <section id="odbc.resources">
     &reftitle.resources;