diff --git a/Data/ODBC/include/Poco/Data/ODBC/TypeInfo.h b/Data/ODBC/include/Poco/Data/ODBC/TypeInfo.h
index a10531580..4f76a73c3 100644
--- a/Data/ODBC/include/Poco/Data/ODBC/TypeInfo.h
+++ b/Data/ODBC/include/Poco/Data/ODBC/TypeInfo.h
@@ -110,6 +110,13 @@ public:
 	DynamicAny getInfo(SQLSMALLINT type, const std::string& param) const;
 		/// Returns information about specified data type as specified by parameter 'type'.
 		/// The requested information is specified by parameter 'param'.
+		/// Will fail with a Poco::NotFoundException if the param is not found
+		
+	bool getSafeInfo(SQLSMALLINT type, const std::string& param, DynamicAny& result) const;
+		/// Returns information about specified data type as specified by parameter 'type' in param result.
+		/// The requested information is specified by parameter 'param'.
+		/// Will return false if the param is not found. The value of result will be not changed in this case.
+			
 
 	void print(std::ostream& ostr);
 		/// Prints all the types (as reported by the underlying database)
diff --git a/Data/ODBC/src/Binder.cpp b/Data/ODBC/src/Binder.cpp
index dd1832c47..a2ada694d 100644
--- a/Data/ODBC/src/Binder.cpp
+++ b/Data/ODBC/src/Binder.cpp
@@ -435,15 +435,20 @@ void Binder::getColSizeAndPrecision(std::size_t pos,
 {
 	// Not all drivers are equally willing to cooperate in this matter.
 	// Hence the funky flow control.
-	try
+	DynamicAny tmp;
+	bool found(false);
+	if (_pTypeInfo)
 	{
-		if (_pTypeInfo)
+		found = _pTypeInfo->getSafeInfo(cDataType, "COLUMN_SIZE", tmp);
+		if (found)
+			colSize = tmp;
+		found = _pTypeInfo->getSafeInfo(cDataType, "MINIMUM_SCALE", tmp);
+		if (found)
 		{
-			colSize = _pTypeInfo->getInfo(cDataType, "COLUMN_SIZE");
-			decDigits = _pTypeInfo->getInfo(cDataType, "MINIMUM_SCALE");
+			decDigits = tmp;
 			return;
 		}
-	} catch (NotFoundException&) { }
+	}
 
 	try
 	{
diff --git a/Data/ODBC/src/TypeInfo.cpp b/Data/ODBC/src/TypeInfo.cpp
index d38942ba3..8432a639e 100644
--- a/Data/ODBC/src/TypeInfo.cpp
+++ b/Data/ODBC/src/TypeInfo.cpp
@@ -202,6 +202,23 @@ DynamicAny TypeInfo::getInfo(SQLSMALLINT type, const std::string& param) const
 }
 
 
+bool TypeInfo::getSafeInfo(SQLSMALLINT type, const std::string& param, DynamicAny& result) const
+{
+	TypeInfoVec::const_iterator it = _typeInfo.begin();
+	TypeInfoVec::const_iterator end = _typeInfo.end();
+	for (; it != end; ++it)
+	{
+		if (type == it->get<1>())
+		{
+			result = (*it)[param];
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	return false;
+}
+
+
 int TypeInfo::cDataType(int sqlDataType) const
 {
 	DataTypeMap::const_iterator it = _cDataTypes.find(sqlDataType);