diff -Nru asterisk.orig/apps/Makefile asterisk/apps/Makefile
--- asterisk.orig/apps/Makefile	2003-12-06 16:08:23.000000000 -0600
+++ asterisk/apps/Makefile	2003-12-06 16:55:03.000000000 -0600
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@
 # the GNU General Public License
 #
 
+USESQLVM=0
 USE_MYSQL_VM_INTERFACE=0
+USE_ODBC_VM_INTERFACE=0
 USE_POSTGRES_VM_INTERFACE=0
 
 #APPS=app_dial.so app_playback.so app_directory.so app_intercom.so app_mp3.so 
@@ -42,6 +44,10 @@
 CFLAGS+=-DUSEPOSTGRESVM
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(USE_ODBC_VM_INTERFACE),1)
+CFLAGS+=-DUSEODBCVM
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(USE_MYSQL_VM_INTERFACE),1)
 CFLAGS+=-DUSEMYSQLVM
 endif
@@ -70,12 +76,18 @@
 ifeq ($(USE_MYSQL_VM_INTERFACE),1)
 	$(CC) $(SOLINK) -o $@ $(MLFLAGS) $< -lmysqlclient -lz
 else
+ifeq ($(USE_ODBC_VM_INTERFACE),1)
+	$(CC) $(SOLINK) -o $@ $(MLFLAGS) $< -lodbc
+else
 ifeq ($(USE_POSTGRES_VM_INTERFACE),1)
 	$(CC) $(SOLINK) -o $@ $(MLFLAGS) $< -lpq
 else
+ifeq ($(USESQLVM),0)
 	$(CC) $(SOLINK) -o $@ $(MLFLAGS) $< 
 endif
 endif
+endif
+endif
 
 app_sql_postgres.o: app_sql_postgres.c
 	$(CC) -pipe -I/usr/local/pgsql/include $(CFLAGS) -c -o app_sql_postgres.o app_sql_postgres.c
diff -Nru asterisk.orig/apps/app_voicemail.c asterisk/apps/app_voicemail.c
--- asterisk.orig/apps/app_voicemail.c	2003-12-06 16:08:23.000000000 -0600
+++ asterisk/apps/app_voicemail.c	2003-12-06 16:34:52.000000000 -0600
@@ -42,6 +42,16 @@
 #define USESQLVM 1
 #endif
 
+#ifdef USEODBCVM
+/*
+ * unixODBC routines written by Brian K. West <brian@bkw.org>
+ */
+#include <sql.h>
+#include <sqlext.h>
+#include <sqltypes.h>
+#define USESQLVM 1
+#endif
+
 #ifdef USEPOSTGRESVM
 /*
  * PostgreSQL routines written by Otmar Lendl <lendl@nic.at>
@@ -206,6 +216,10 @@
 #include "mysql-vm-routines.h"
 #endif
 
+#ifdef USEODBCVM
+#include "odbc-vm-routines.h"
+#endif
+
 #ifdef USEPOSTGRESVM
 
 PGconn *dbhandler;
@@ -2829,6 +2843,24 @@
 		}
 #endif
 
+#ifdef USEODBCVM
+		if (!(s=ast_variable_retrieve(cfg, "general", "odbcusername"))) {
+			strcpy(odbcusername, "test");
+		} else {
+			strcpy(odbcusername, s);
+		}
+		if (!(s=ast_variable_retrieve(cfg, "general", "odbcpassword"))) {
+			strcpy(odbcpassword, "test");
+		} else {
+			strcpy(odbcpassword, s);
+		}
+		if (!(s=ast_variable_retrieve(cfg, "general", "odbcdsn"))) {
+			strcpy(odbcdsn, "vmdb");
+		} else {
+			strcpy(odbcdsn, s);
+		}
+#endif
+
 #ifdef USEPOSTGRESVM
 		if (!(s=ast_variable_retrieve(cfg, "general", "dboption"))) {
 			strcpy(dboption, "dboption not-specified in voicemail.conf");