diff --git a/harbour/ChangeLog b/harbour/ChangeLog
index c765a09793..9f8b596e24 100644
--- a/harbour/ChangeLog
+++ b/harbour/ChangeLog
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@
    2002-12-01 23:12 UTC+0100 Foo Bar <foo.bar@foobar.org>
 */
 
+2005-09-27 15:10 UTC-0800 Luis Krause Mantilla <lkrausem /*at*/ shaw /*dot*/ ca>
+  * harbour/contrib/rdd_ads/adsfunc.c
+    ! added missing functions hb_oemansi & hb_ansioem required with
+      the recent sycn by Ryzard
+  * harbour/contrib/rdd_ads/ads.ch
+    ! updated comment on how to use ADS_REQUIRED_VERSION manifest constant
+
 2005-09-26 12:10 UTC+0200 Przemyslaw Czerpak (druzus/at/priv.onet.pl)
   * xharbour/source/rdd/dbcmd.c
     ! fixed bug I introduced in RDDLIST()
diff --git a/harbour/contrib/rdd_ads/ads.ch b/harbour/contrib/rdd_ads/ads.ch
index 782b0d0059..5a3381e04e 100644
--- a/harbour/contrib/rdd_ads/ads.ch
+++ b/harbour/contrib/rdd_ads/ads.ch
@@ -94,18 +94,23 @@
 #define ADS_AIS_SERVER           4
 
 /*
-   If you are want to use functions from ADS version 6 or later
-   (data dictionary support, built-in Internet Server
-   capabilities, etc.), you must do two things:
+   If you want to limit your app to use an ADS version
+   earlier than the current one, you must set this constant
+      ADS_REQUIRE_VERSION
+   to the *latest* version you want to allow/require, as in
+      -DADS_REQUIRE_VERSION=5
+
+   As of 6/7/2004, the default supports linking to v6 and v7,
+   as there are no v7-specific features yet.
+   It does cover v6 data dictionary support, built-in
+   Internet Server capabilities, etc.
+
+   So to link to v5, do this:
+   1) Link with an ACE32.LIB created from the version 5
+         dll that imports these functions, and
 
-   1) Link with an ACE32.LIB created from the version 6 or
-         later dll that imports these functions, and
    2) Set this "define" when compiling rddads:
-
-   #define ADS_REQUIRE_VERSION6
-
-   Otherwise, any version of ADS will work but you won't have
-   the extra functionality available past v.5.
+      -DADS_REQUIRE_VERSION=5
 
 */
 
diff --git a/harbour/contrib/rdd_ads/adsfunc.c b/harbour/contrib/rdd_ads/adsfunc.c
index edc004d49b..baa1168673 100644
--- a/harbour/contrib/rdd_ads/adsfunc.c
+++ b/harbour/contrib/rdd_ads/adsfunc.c
@@ -71,12 +71,42 @@ int adsFileType = ADS_CDX;
 int adsLockType = ADS_PROPRIETARY_LOCKING;
 int adsRights = 1;
 int adsCharType = ADS_ANSI;
+#if ADS_REQUIRE_VERSION >= 6
+BOOL adsOEM = FALSE;
+#endif
 ADSHANDLE adsConnectHandle = 0;
 BOOL bDictionary = FALSE;               /* Use Data Dictionary? */
 BOOL bTestRecLocks = FALSE;             /* Debug Implicit locks */
 
 PHB_ITEM itmCobCallBack = 0;
 
+#if ADS_REQUIRE_VERSION >= 6
+void hb_oemansi( char* pcString, LONG lLen )
+{
+#if defined(HB_OS_WIN_32)
+   char * pszDst = ( char * ) hb_xgrab( lLen + 1 );
+   OemToCharBuff( ( LPCSTR ) pcString, ( LPSTR ) pszDst, (DWORD) lLen );
+   memcpy( pcString, pszDst, lLen );
+   hb_xfree( pszDst );
+#else
+   HB_SYMBOL_UNUSED( pcString );
+   HB_SYMBOL_UNUSED( lLen );
+#endif
+}
+
+void hb_ansioem( char* pcString, LONG lLen )
+{
+#if defined(HB_OS_WIN_32)
+   char * pszDst = ( char * ) hb_xgrab( lLen + 1 );
+   CharToOemBuff( ( LPCSTR ) pcString, ( LPSTR ) pszDst, (DWORD) lLen );
+   memcpy( pcString, pszDst, lLen );
+   hb_xfree( pszDst );
+#else
+   HB_SYMBOL_UNUSED( pcString );
+   HB_SYMBOL_UNUSED( lLen );
+#endif
+}
+#endif
 
 HB_FUNC( ADSTESTRECLOCKS )              /* Debug Implicit locks Set/Get call */
 {