diff --git a/src/sqlite3_lib.erl b/src/sqlite3_lib.erl
index 21b7b5d..0822651 100644
--- a/src/sqlite3_lib.erl
+++ b/src/sqlite3_lib.erl
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 -export([value_to_sql/1, value_to_sql_unsafe/1, escape/1]).
 -export([write_value_sql/1, write_col_sql/1]).
 -export([create_table_sql/2, write_sql/2, read_sql/3, delete_sql/3, drop_table/1]). 
--export([update_sql/4, update_set_sql/1, replace/1]).
+-export([update_sql/4, update_set_sql/1]).
 -export([read_sql/4, read_cols_sql/1]).
 
 %%====================================================================
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ col_type_to_atom("REAL") ->
 %%    single quotes (e.g. can be entered by users).
 %% @end
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
--spec value_to_sql_unsafe(sql_value()) -> iodata().
+-spec value_to_sql_unsafe(sql_value()) -> iolist().
 value_to_sql_unsafe(X) ->
 	if
 		is_integer(X)   -> integer_to_list(X);
@@ -90,37 +90,24 @@ value_to_sql(X) ->
 	end.
 
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-%% @spec write_value_sql(Value :: [term()]) -> string()
+%% @spec write_value_sql(Value :: [term()]) -> iolist()
 %% @doc 
 %%    Creates the values portion of the sql stmt.
 %% @end
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
--spec write_value_sql(any()) -> string().
+-spec write_value_sql(any()) -> iolist().
 write_value_sql(Values) ->
     map_intersperse(fun value_to_sql/1, Values, ",").
 
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-%% @spec write_col_sql([atom()]) -> string()
+%% @spec write_col_sql([atom()]) -> iolist()
 %% @doc Creates the column/data stmt for SQL.
 %% @end
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
--spec write_col_sql([atom()]) -> string().
+-spec write_col_sql([atom()]) -> iolist().
 write_col_sql(Cols) ->
     map_intersperse(fun atom_to_list/1, Cols, ",").
 
-%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-%% @spec replace(String) -> string()
-%%        String = string()
-%% @doc Returns copy of String for which \" replaced with '
-%% @end
-%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
--spec replace(string()) -> string().
-replace([]) -> [];
-replace([$" | T]) ->
-  [$' | replace(T)];
-replace([H | T]) ->
-  [H | replace(T)].
-
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 %% @spec escape(IoData :: iodata()) -> iodata()
 %% 
@@ -131,7 +118,7 @@ replace([H | T]) ->
 escape(IoData) -> re:replace(IoData, "'", "''", [global]).
 
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-%% @spec update_set_sql([{Col, Value}]) -> string()
+%% @spec update_set_sql([{Col, Value}]) -> iolist()
 %%       Col = atom()
 %%       Value = number() | atom() | string()
 %% @doc 
@@ -140,7 +127,7 @@ escape(IoData) -> re:replace(IoData, "'", "''", [global]).
 %%    For strings \" replaced with '.
 %% @end
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
--spec update_set_sql(any()) -> string().
+-spec update_set_sql(any()) -> iolist().
 update_set_sql(Data) ->
   ColValueToSqlFun =
 	fun({Col, Value}) ->
@@ -149,25 +136,25 @@ update_set_sql(Data) ->
   map_intersperse(ColValueToSqlFun, Data, ", ").
 
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-%% @spec read_cols_sql(Columns::[atom()]) -> string()
+%% @spec read_cols_sql(Columns::[atom()]) -> iolist()
 %% @doc
 %%    Creates list of columns for select stmt.
 %% @end
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
--spec read_cols_sql([atom()]) -> string().
+-spec read_cols_sql([atom()]) -> iolist().
 read_cols_sql(Columns) ->
   map_intersperse(fun atom_to_list/1, Columns, ", ").
 
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-%% @spec create_table_sql(Tbl, [{ColName, Type}]) -> string()
+%% @spec create_table_sql(Tbl, [{ColName, Type}]) -> iolist()
 %%       Tbl = atom()
 %%       ColName = atom()
-%%       Type = string()
+%%       Type = atom()
 %% @doc Generates a table create stmt in SQL.
 %%      First column listed is considered the primary key.
 %% @end
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
--spec create_table_sql(atom(), [{atom(), string()}]) -> string().
+-spec create_table_sql(atom(), [{atom(), atom()}]) -> iolist().
 create_table_sql(Tbl, [{ColName, Type} | Tl]) ->
     CT = ["CREATE TABLE ", atom_to_list(Tbl), " "],
     Start = ["(", atom_to_list(ColName), " ", col_type_to_string(Type), " PRIMARY KEY, "],
@@ -178,7 +165,7 @@ create_table_sql(Tbl, [{ColName, Type} | Tl]) ->
     [CT, Start, End].
 
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-%% @spec update_sql(Tbl, Key, Value, Data) -> string()
+%% @spec update_sql(Tbl, Key, Value, Data) -> iolist()
 %%        Tbl = atom()
 %%        Key = atom()
 %%        Value = atom()
@@ -189,27 +176,27 @@ create_table_sql(Tbl, [{ColName, Type} | Tl]) ->
 %%    record with matching Value.
 %% @end
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
--spec update_sql(atom(), atom(), atom(), [{atom(), sql_value()}]) -> string().
+-spec update_sql(atom(), atom(), atom(), [{atom(), sql_value()}]) -> iolist().
 update_sql(Tbl, Key, Value, Data) ->
     ["UPDATE ", atom_to_list(Tbl), " SET ", update_set_sql(Data), 
 	 " WHERE ", atom_to_list(Key), " = ", value_to_sql(Value), ";"].
 
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-%% @spec write_sql(Tbl, Data) -> string()
+%% @spec write_sql(Tbl, Data) -> iolist()
 %%       Tbl = atom()
-%%       Data = [{ColName :: atom(), Values :: string() | integer() | float()}]
+%%       Data = [{ColName :: atom(), Value :: string() | integer() | float()}]
 %% @doc Taking Data as list of column names and values pairs it creates the
 %%      proper insertion SQL stmt.
 %% @end
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
--spec write_sql(atom(), [{atom(), sql_value()}]) -> string().
+-spec write_sql(atom(), [{atom(), sql_value()}]) -> iolist().
 write_sql(Tbl, Data) ->
     {Cols, Values} = lists:unzip(Data),
     ["INSERT INTO ", atom_to_list(Tbl), " (", sqlite3_lib:write_col_sql(Cols), 
 	 ") values (", sqlite3_lib:write_value_sql(Values), ");"].
 
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-%% @spec read_sql(Tbl, Key, Value) -> string()
+%% @spec read_sql(Tbl, Key, Value) -> iolist()
 %%       Tbl = atom()
 %%       Key = atom()
 %%       Value = string() | integer() | float()
@@ -217,13 +204,13 @@ write_sql(Tbl, Data) ->
 %%      matching Value.
 %% @end
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
--spec read_sql(atom(), atom(), sql_value()) -> string().
+-spec read_sql(atom(), atom(), sql_value()) -> iolist().
 read_sql(Tbl, Key, Value) ->
     ["SELECT * FROM ", atom_to_list(Tbl), " WHERE ", atom_to_list(Key), 
 	 " = ", value_to_sql(Value), ";"].
 
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-%% @spec read_sql(Tbl, Key, Value, Columns) -> string()
+%% @spec read_sql(Tbl, Key, Value, Columns) -> iolist()
 %%        Tbl = atom()
 %%        Key = atom()
 %%        Value = string() | integer() | float()
@@ -233,14 +220,14 @@ read_sql(Tbl, Key, Value) ->
 %%    matching Value and returns only specified columns Columns.
 %% @end
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
--spec read_sql(atom(), atom(), sql_value(), [atom()]) -> string().
+-spec read_sql(atom(), atom(), sql_value(), [atom()]) -> iolist().
 read_sql(Tbl, Key, Value, Columns) ->
     ["SELECT ", sqlite3_lib:read_cols_sql(Columns), " FROM ",
 	 atom_to_list(Tbl), " WHERE ", atom_to_list(Key), " = ", 
 	 value_to_sql(Value), ";"].
 
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-%% @spec delete_sql(Tbl, Key, Value) -> string()
+%% @spec delete_sql(Tbl, Key, Value) -> iolist()
 %%       Tbl = atom()
 %%       Key = atom()
 %%       Value = string() | integer() | float()
@@ -248,18 +235,18 @@ read_sql(Tbl, Key, Value, Columns) ->
 %%      matching Value then deletes that record.
 %% @end
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
--spec delete_sql(atom(), atom(), sql_value()) -> string().
+-spec delete_sql(atom(), atom(), sql_value()) -> iolist().
 delete_sql(Tbl, Key, Value) ->
     ["DELETE FROM ", atom_to_list(Tbl), " WHERE ", atom_to_list(Key), 
 	 " = ", value_to_sql(Value), ";"].
 
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-%% @spec drop_table(Tbl) -> string()
+%% @spec drop_table(Tbl) -> iolist()
 %%       Tbl = atom()
 %% @doc Drop the table Tbl from the database
 %% @end
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
--spec drop_table(atom()) -> string().
+-spec drop_table(atom()) -> iolist().
 drop_table(Tbl) ->
     ["DROP TABLE ", atom_to_list(Tbl), ";"].