diff -r -u postgresql-7.1beta5/doc/src/sgml/libpq++.sgml postgresql-7.1beta5-jtv/doc/src/sgml/libpq++.sgml
--- postgresql-7.1beta5/doc/src/sgml/libpq++.sgml	Mon Jan 29 03:53:33 2001
+++ postgresql-7.1beta5-jtv/doc/src/sgml/libpq++.sgml	Mon Mar 12 16:39:06 2001
@@ -225,9 +225,9 @@
        returns whether or not the connection to the backend server succeeded or
        failed.  
        <synopsis>
-	int PgConnection::ConnectionBad()
+	bool PgConnection::ConnectionBad() const
        </synopsis>
-       Returns TRUE if the connection failed.
+       Returns true if the connection failed.
       </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@
        <function>Tuples</function>
        Returns the number of tuples (rows) in the query result. 
        <synopsis>
-	int PgDatabase::Tuples()
+	int PgDatabase::Tuples() const
        </synopsis>
       </para>
      </listitem>
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@
               Returns the number of rows affected after an INSERT, UPDATE or DELETE. 
               If the command was anything else, it returns -1. 
        <synopsis>
-      int PgDatabase::CmdTuples()
+      int PgDatabase::CmdTuples() const
        </synopsis>
       </para>
      </listitem>
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@
        Returns the field (attribute) name associated with the given field index. 
        Field indices start at 0. 
        <synopsis>
-	const char *PgDatabase::FieldName(int field_num)
+	const char *PgDatabase::FieldName(int field_num) const
        </synopsis>
       </para>
      </listitem>
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@
        PQfnumber Returns the field (attribute) index associated with 
        the given field name. 
        <synopsis>
-	int PgDatabase::FieldNum(const char* field_name)
+	int PgDatabase::FieldNum(const char* field_name) const
        </synopsis>
        -1 is returned if the given name does not match any field.
       </para>
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@
        integer returned is an internal coding of the type. Field indices
        start at 0. 
        <synopsis>
-	Oid PgDatabase::FieldType(int field_num)
+	Oid PgDatabase::FieldType(int field_num) const
        </synopsis>
       </para>
      </listitem>
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@
        integer returned is an internal coding of the type. Field indices
        start at 0. 
        <synopsis>
-	Oid PgDatabase::FieldType(const char* field_name)
+	Oid PgDatabase::FieldType(const char* field_name) const
        </synopsis>
       </para>
      </listitem>
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@
        Returns the size in bytes of the field associated with the given 
        field index. Field indices start at 0. 
        <synopsis>
-	short PgDatabase::FieldSize(int field_num)
+	short PgDatabase::FieldSize(int field_num) const
        </synopsis>
        Returns the space allocated for this field in a database tuple given
        the field number. In other words the size of the server's binary 
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@
        Returns the size in bytes of the field associated with the given 
        field index. Field indices start at 0. 
        <synopsis>
-	short PgDatabase::FieldSize(const char *field_name)
+	short PgDatabase::FieldSize(const char *field_name) const
        </synopsis>
        Returns the space allocated for this field in a database tuple given
        the field name. In other words the size of the server's binary 
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@
        Returns a single field (attribute) value of one tuple of a PGresult. 
        Tuple and field indices start at 0. 
        <synopsis>
-	const char *PgDatabase::GetValue(int tup_num, int field_num)
+	const char *PgDatabase::GetValue(int tup_num, int field_num) const
        </synopsis>
        For most queries, the value returned by GetValue is a null-terminated 
        ASCII string representation of the attribute value. But if BinaryTuples() 
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@
        Returns a single field (attribute) value of one tuple of a PGresult. 
        Tuple and field indices start at 0. 
        <synopsis>
-	const char *PgDatabase::GetValue(int tup_num, const char *field_name)
+	const char *PgDatabase::GetValue(int tup_num, const char *field_name) const
        </synopsis>
        For most queries, the value returned by GetValue is a null-terminated 
        ASCII string representation of the attribute value. But if BinaryTuples() 
@@ -491,11 +491,33 @@
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
       <para>
+       <function>GetIsNull</function>
+       Returns whether a field has the null value.
+       <synopsis>
+        bool GetIsNull(int tup_num, int field_num) const
+       </synopsis>
+       Note that GetValue will return the empty string for null fields, not
+       the NULL pointer.
+      </para>
+     </listitem>
+     <listitem>
+      <para>
+       <function>GetIsNull</function>
+       Returns whether a field has the null value.
+       <synopsis>
+        bool GetIsNull(int tup_num, const char *field_name) const
+       </synopsis>
+       Note that GetValue will return the empty string for null fields, not
+       the NULL pointer.
+      </para>
+     </listitem>
+     <listitem>
+      <para>
        <function>GetLength</function>
        Returns the length of a field (attribute) in bytes. Tuple and field 
        indices start at 0. 
        <synopsis>
-	int PgDatabase::GetLength(int tup_num, int field_num)
+	int PgDatabase::GetLength(int tup_num, int field_num) const
        </synopsis>
        This is the actual data length for the particular data value, that 
        is the size of the object pointed to by GetValue. Note that for
@@ -509,7 +531,7 @@
        Returns the length of a field (attribute) in bytes. Tuple and field 
        indices start at 0. 
        <synopsis>
-	int PgDatabase::GetLength(int tup_num, const char* field_name)
+	int PgDatabase::GetLength(int tup_num, const char* field_name) const
        </synopsis>
        This is the actual data length for the particular data value, that 
        is the size of the object pointed to by GetValue. Note that for
@@ -520,22 +542,22 @@
      <listitem>
       <para>
        <function>DisplayTuples</function>
-       Prints out all the tuples and, optionally, the attribute names to the 
+       OBSOLESCENT: Prints out all the tuples and, optionally, the attribute names to the 
        specified output stream. 
        <synopsis>
-	void PgDatabase::DisplayTuples(FILE *out = 0, int fillAlign = 1, 
-	const char* fieldSep = "|",int printHeader = 1, int quiet = 0)
+	void PgDatabase::DisplayTuples(FILE *out = 0, bool fillAlign = true, 
+	const char* fieldSep = "|",bool printHeader = true, bool quiet = false) const
        </synopsis>
       </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
       <para>
        <function>PrintTuples</function>
-       Prints out all the tuples and, optionally, the attribute names to the 
+       OBSOLESCENT: Prints out all the tuples and, optionally, the attribute names to the 
        specified output stream. 
        <synopsis>
-	void PgDatabase::PrintTuples(FILE *out = 0, int printAttName = 1, 
-	int terseOutput = 0, int width = 0) 
+	void PgDatabase::PrintTuples(FILE *out = 0, bool printAttName = true, 
+	bool terseOutput = false, bool fillAlign = false) const
        </synopsis>
       </para>
      </listitem>
@@ -559,7 +581,7 @@
       <para>
        <function>OidStatus</function>
        <synopsis>
-	const char *PgDatabase::OidStatus()
+	const char *PgDatabase::OidStatus() const
        </synopsis>
       </para>
      </listitem>
@@ -613,8 +635,8 @@
     to see if any notification data is currently available from the backend. 
     <function>PgDatabase::Notifies</function>
     returns the notification from a list of unhandled notifications from the
-    backend. The function eturns NULL if there is no pending notifications from the
-    backend.   
+    backend. The function returns NULL if there are no pending notifications 
+    from the backend.   
     <function>PgDatabase::Notifies</function>
     behaves like the popping of a stack.  Once a notification is returned
     from <function>PgDatabase::Notifies</function>,
diff -r -u postgresql-7.1beta5/src/interfaces/libpq++/examples/testlibpq4.cc postgresql-7.1beta5-jtv/src/interfaces/libpq++/examples/testlibpq4.cc
--- postgresql-7.1beta5/src/interfaces/libpq++/examples/testlibpq4.cc	Mon May 29 23:25:04 2000
+++ postgresql-7.1beta5-jtv/src/interfaces/libpq++/examples/testlibpq4.cc	Thu Mar  8 00:24:32 2001
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@
 #include "libpq++.h"
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
-main()
+int main()
 {
   // Begin, by connecting to the backend using hardwired constants
   // and a test database created by the user prior to the invokation
   // of this test program.
-  char* dbName = "dbname=template1";
+  const char* dbName = "dbname=template1";
   PgDatabase data(dbName);
 
   // Check to see that the backend connection was successfully made
diff -r -u postgresql-7.1beta5/src/interfaces/libpq++/examples/testlibpq5.cc postgresql-7.1beta5-jtv/src/interfaces/libpq++/examples/testlibpq5.cc
--- postgresql-7.1beta5/src/interfaces/libpq++/examples/testlibpq5.cc	Mon May 29 23:25:04 2000
+++ postgresql-7.1beta5-jtv/src/interfaces/libpq++/examples/testlibpq5.cc	Thu Mar  8 00:24:20 2001
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@
 #include "utils/geo_decls.h" // for the POLYGON type
 }
 
-main()
+int main()
 {
   // Begin, by connecting to the backend using hardwired constants
   // and a test database created by the user prior to the invokation
   // of this test program.  Connect using cursor interface.
-  char* dbName = "dbname=template1"; // change this to the name of your test database
+  const char* dbName = "dbname=template1"; // change this to the name of your test database
   PgCursor data(dbName, "mycursor");
 
   // check to see that the backend connection was successfully made
diff -r -u postgresql-7.1beta5/src/interfaces/libpq++/examples/testlibpq6.cc postgresql-7.1beta5-jtv/src/interfaces/libpq++/examples/testlibpq6.cc
--- postgresql-7.1beta5/src/interfaces/libpq++/examples/testlibpq6.cc	Mon May 29 23:25:04 2000
+++ postgresql-7.1beta5-jtv/src/interfaces/libpq++/examples/testlibpq6.cc	Thu Mar  8 00:24:04 2001
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 #include "libpq++.h"
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
-main()
+int main()
 {
   // Begin, by connecting to the backend using hardwired constants
   // and a test database created by the user prior to the invokation
   // of this test program.  Connect using transaction interface.
-  char* dbName = "dbname=template1";
+  const char* dbName = "dbname=template1";
   PgTransaction data(dbName);
 
   // check to see that the backend connection was successfully made
diff -r -u postgresql-7.1beta5/src/interfaces/libpq++/pgconnection.cc postgresql-7.1beta5-jtv/src/interfaces/libpq++/pgconnection.cc
--- postgresql-7.1beta5/src/interfaces/libpq++/pgconnection.cc	Thu Jul 27 21:44:01 2000
+++ postgresql-7.1beta5-jtv/src/interfaces/libpq++/pgconnection.cc	Thu Mar  8 01:19:47 2001
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
 #include "pgconnection.h"
 
+using namespace std;
+
 
 // ****************************************************************
 //
@@ -25,14 +27,14 @@
 // ****************************************************************
 // default constructor -- initialize everything
 PgConnection::PgConnection()
-	: pgConn(NULL), pgResult(NULL), pgCloseConnection(0)
+	: pgConn(NULL), pgResult(NULL), pgCloseConnection(false)
 {}
 
 
 // constructor -- checks environment variable for database name
 // Now uses PQconnectdb
 PgConnection::PgConnection(const char* conninfo)
-	: pgConn(NULL), pgResult(NULL), pgCloseConnection(1)
+	: pgConn(NULL), pgResult(NULL), pgCloseConnection(true)
 {
     
   // Connect to the database
@@ -60,14 +62,14 @@
        pgResult=NULL;
        if(pgConn) PQfinish(pgConn);
        pgConn=NULL;
-       pgCloseConnection=0;
+       pgCloseConnection=false;
   }
 }
 
 
 // PgConnection::connect
 // establish a connection to a backend
-ConnStatusType PgConnection::Connect(const char* conninfo)
+ConnStatusType PgConnection::Connect(const char conninfo[])
 {
   // if the connection is open, close it first
   CloseConnection();
@@ -76,14 +78,14 @@
   pgConn = PQconnectdb(conninfo);
 
   // Now we have a connection we must close (even if it's bad!)
-  pgCloseConnection = 1;
+  pgCloseConnection = true;
   
   // Status will return either CONNECTION_OK or CONNECTION_BAD
   return Status();
 }
 
 // PgConnection::status -- return connection or result status
-ConnStatusType PgConnection::Status()
+ConnStatusType PgConnection::Status() const
 {
   return PQstatus(pgConn);
 }
@@ -131,27 +133,26 @@
 // From Integer To String Conversion Function
 string PgConnection::IntToString(int n)
 {
-  char buffer [32];
-  memset(buffer, 0, sizeof(buffer));
+  char buffer [4*sizeof(n) + 2];
   sprintf(buffer, "%d", n);
   return buffer;
 }
 
 
 
-int PgConnection::ConnectionBad() 
+bool PgConnection::ConnectionBad() const
 { 
 return Status() == CONNECTION_BAD; 
 }
 
 
-const char* PgConnection::ErrorMessage() 
+const char* PgConnection::ErrorMessage() const
 { 
 return (const char *)PQerrorMessage(pgConn); 
 }
   
 
-const char* PgConnection::DBName()
+const char* PgConnection::DBName() const
 { 
 return (const char *)PQdb(pgConn); 
 }
diff -r -u postgresql-7.1beta5/src/interfaces/libpq++/pgconnection.h postgresql-7.1beta5-jtv/src/interfaces/libpq++/pgconnection.h
--- postgresql-7.1beta5/src/interfaces/libpq++/pgconnection.h	Fri Feb 23 19:12:26 2001
+++ postgresql-7.1beta5-jtv/src/interfaces/libpq++/pgconnection.h	Thu Mar  8 01:20:58 2001
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@
 }
 
 #ifdef HAVE_NAMESPACE_STD
-using namespace std;
+#define PGSTD std::
+#else
+#define PGSTD
 #endif
 
 
@@ -57,21 +59,21 @@
 // derived from this class to obtain the connection interface.
 class PgConnection {
 protected:
-  PGconn* pgConn;				// Connection Structure
+  PGconn* pgConn;			// Connection Structure
   PGresult* pgResult;			// Current Query Result
-  int pgCloseConnection; // TRUE if connection should be closed by destructor
+  bool pgCloseConnection; // true if connection should be closed by destructor
   
 public:
-   PgConnection(const char* conninfo); 	// use reasonable & environment defaults
+   explicit PgConnection(const char* conninfo); // use reasonable & environment defaults
    virtual ~PgConnection(); 			// close connection and clean up
    
    // Connection status and error messages
-   ConnStatusType Status();
-   int ConnectionBad();
-   const char* ErrorMessage();
+   ConnStatusType Status() const;
+   bool ConnectionBad() const;
+   const char* ErrorMessage() const;
   
    // returns the database name of the connection
-   const char* DBName();
+   const char* DBName() const;
 
    // Query Execution interface
    ExecStatusType Exec(const char* query);  // send a query to the backend
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@
 protected:
    ConnStatusType Connect(const char* conninfo);
    void CloseConnection();
-   string IntToString(int);
+   static PGSTD string IntToString(int);
    // Default constructor is only available to subclasses
    PgConnection();
 
@@ -92,5 +94,11 @@
    PgConnection(const PgConnection&);
    PgConnection& operator= (const PgConnection&);
 };
+
+
+#ifdef HAVE_NAMESPACE_STD
+#undef PGSTD
+#endif
+
 
 #endif	// PGCONNECTION_H
diff -r -u postgresql-7.1beta5/src/interfaces/libpq++/pgcursordb.cc postgresql-7.1beta5-jtv/src/interfaces/libpq++/pgcursordb.cc
--- postgresql-7.1beta5/src/interfaces/libpq++/pgcursordb.cc	Tue Jun  1 04:43:37 1999
+++ postgresql-7.1beta5-jtv/src/interfaces/libpq++/pgcursordb.cc	Thu Mar  8 00:36:35 2001
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
  
 #include "pgcursordb.h"
  
+
+using namespace std;
+
+
 // ****************************************************************
 //
 // PgCursor Implementation
@@ -48,7 +52,7 @@
 //
 // ****************************************************************
 // Declare a cursor: name has already been supplied in the constructor
-int PgCursor::Declare(const string& query, int binary)
+int PgCursor::Declare(string query, bool binary)
 {
 	string cmd = "DECLARE " + pgCursor;
 	if ( binary )
@@ -70,7 +74,7 @@
 } // End Fetch()
 
 // Create and execute the actual fetch command with the given arguments
-int PgCursor::Fetch(const string& num, const string& dir)
+int PgCursor::Fetch(string num, string dir)
 {
 	string cmd = "FETCH " + dir + " " + num + " IN " + pgCursor;
 	return ExecTuplesOk( cmd.c_str() );
diff -r -u postgresql-7.1beta5/src/interfaces/libpq++/pgcursordb.h postgresql-7.1beta5-jtv/src/interfaces/libpq++/pgcursordb.h
--- postgresql-7.1beta5/src/interfaces/libpq++/pgcursordb.h	Mon Jan 29 03:53:57 2001
+++ postgresql-7.1beta5-jtv/src/interfaces/libpq++/pgcursordb.h	Mon Mar 12 17:24:22 2001
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@
 #include "pgtransdb.h"
 #endif
 
+#ifdef HAVE_NAMESPACE_STD
+#define PGSTD std::
+#else
+#define PGSTD
+#endif
+
 
 // ****************************************************************
 //
@@ -44,20 +50,22 @@
   ~PgCursor();	// close connection and clean up
   
   // Commands associated with cursor interface
-  int Declare(const string& query, int binary = 0);	// Declare a cursor with given name
+  int Declare(PGSTD string query, bool binary=false);	// Declare a cursor with given name
   int Fetch(const char* dir = "FORWARD");		// Fetch ALL tuples in given direction
   int Fetch(unsigned num, const char* dir = "FORWARD");	// Fetch specified amount of tuples
   int Close();	// Close the cursor
   
   // Accessors to the cursor name
   const char* Cursor() const { return pgCursor.c_str(); }
-  void Cursor(const string& cursor) { pgCursor = cursor; }
+  // TODO: Setter has same name as getter--ouch!
+  // OBSOLESCENT
+  void Cursor(PGSTD string cursor) { pgCursor = cursor; }
   
 protected:
-  int Fetch(const string& num, const string& dir);
+  int Fetch(PGSTD string num, PGSTD string dir);
   
 protected:
-  string pgCursor;
+  PGSTD string pgCursor;
   
 protected:
   PgCursor() : PgTransaction() {}	// Do not connect
@@ -69,4 +77,10 @@
    PgCursor& operator= (const PgCursor&);
 }; // End PgCursor Class Declaration
 
+
+#ifdef HAVE_NAMESPACE_STD
+#undef PGSTD
+#endif
+
 #endif	// PGCURSORDB_H
+
diff -r -u postgresql-7.1beta5/src/interfaces/libpq++/pgdatabase.cc postgresql-7.1beta5-jtv/src/interfaces/libpq++/pgdatabase.cc
--- postgresql-7.1beta5/src/interfaces/libpq++/pgdatabase.cc	Sat Jan 29 17:58:52 2000
+++ postgresql-7.1beta5-jtv/src/interfaces/libpq++/pgdatabase.cc	Thu Mar  8 01:24:43 2001
@@ -18,151 +18,155 @@
 #include "pgdatabase.h"
 
 
-void PgDatabase::DisplayTuples(FILE *out, int fillAlign, 
-							   const char* fieldSep, int printHeader,
-							   int /* quiet */) 
+using namespace std;
+
+
+// OBSOLESCENT (uses PQprint(), which is no longer being maintained)
+void PgDatabase::DisplayTuples(FILE *out, 
+	bool fillAlign, 
+	const char* fieldSep, 
+	bool printHeader,
+	bool /* quiet */) const
 {
 	PQprintOpt po;
 
-	memset(&po,0,sizeof(po));
-
-	po.align = fillAlign;
-	po.fieldSep = (char *)fieldSep;
 	po.header = printHeader;
+	po.align = fillAlign;
+	po.standard = po.html3 = po.expanded = po.pager = 0;
+	po.fieldSep = const_cast<char *>(fieldSep);
+	po.tableOpt = po.caption = 0;
+	po.fieldName = 0;
 
 	PQprint(out,pgResult,&po);
 }
 
 
 
-
-void PgDatabase::PrintTuples(FILE *out, int printAttName, int terseOutput,
-							 int width)
+// OBSOLESCENT (uses PQprint(), which is no longer being maintained)
+void PgDatabase::PrintTuples(FILE *out, 
+	bool printAttName, 
+	bool terseOutput,
+	bool fillAlign) const
 {
 	PQprintOpt po;
 
-	memset(&po,0,sizeof(po));
-
-	po.align = width;
-
-	if(terseOutput) po.fieldSep = strdup("|");
-	else po.fieldSep = "";
-
 	po.header = printAttName;
+	po.align = fillAlign;
+	po.standard = po.html3 = po.expanded = po.pager = 0;
+	po.tableOpt = po.caption = 0;
+	po.fieldSep = const_cast<char *>(terseOutput ? "" : "|");
+	po.fieldName = 0;
 
 	PQprint(out,pgResult,&po);
 }
 
 
 
-int PgDatabase::Tuples()
+int PgDatabase::Tuples() const
 { 
 return PQntuples(pgResult); 
 }
 
 
-int PgDatabase::CmdTuples()
+int PgDatabase::CmdTuples() const
 {
-char *a;
-
-  a = (char *)PQcmdTuples(pgResult);
-  if(!a[0]) return -1;
-
-return atoi(a);
+const char *a = PQcmdTuples(pgResult);
+return a[0] ? atoi(a) : -1;
 }
 
 
+// TODO: Make const?
 int PgDatabase::Fields()
 { 
 return PQnfields(pgResult); 
 }
 
 
-const char* PgDatabase::FieldName(int field_num)
+const char* PgDatabase::FieldName(int field_num) const
 { 
 return PQfname(pgResult, field_num); 
 }
 
 
-int PgDatabase::FieldNum(const char* field_name)
+int PgDatabase::FieldNum(const char* field_name) const
 { 
 return PQfnumber(pgResult, field_name); 
 }
 
 
-Oid PgDatabase::FieldType(int field_num)
+Oid PgDatabase::FieldType(int field_num) const
 { 
 return PQftype(pgResult, field_num); 
 }
 
 
-Oid PgDatabase::FieldType(const char* field_name)
+Oid PgDatabase::FieldType(const char* field_name) const
 { 
 return PQftype(pgResult, FieldNum(field_name)); 
 }
 
 
-short PgDatabase::FieldSize(int field_num)
+short PgDatabase::FieldSize(int field_num) const
 { 
 return PQfsize(pgResult, field_num); 
 }
 
 
-short PgDatabase::FieldSize(const char* field_name)
+short PgDatabase::FieldSize(const char* field_name) const
 { 
 return PQfsize(pgResult, FieldNum(field_name)); 
 }
 
 
-const char* PgDatabase::GetValue(int tup_num, int field_num)
+const char* PgDatabase::GetValue(int tup_num, int field_num) const
 { 
 return PQgetvalue(pgResult, tup_num, field_num); 
 }
 
 
-const char* PgDatabase::GetValue(int tup_num, const char* field_name)
+const char* PgDatabase::GetValue(int tup_num, const char* field_name) const
 { 
 return PQgetvalue(pgResult, tup_num, FieldNum(field_name)); 
 }
 
 
-int PgDatabase::GetIsNull(int tup_num, int field_num)
+bool PgDatabase::GetIsNull(int tup_num, int field_num) const
 { 
 return PQgetisnull(pgResult, tup_num, field_num); 
 }
 
 
-int PgDatabase::GetIsNull(int tup_num, const char* field_name)
+bool PgDatabase::GetIsNull(int tup_num, const char* field_name) const
 { 
 return PQgetisnull(pgResult, tup_num, FieldNum(field_name)); 
 }
 
 
-int PgDatabase::GetLength(int tup_num, int field_num)
+int PgDatabase::GetLength(int tup_num, int field_num) const
 { 
 return PQgetlength(pgResult, tup_num, field_num); 
 }
 
 
-int PgDatabase::GetLength(int tup_num, const char* field_name)
+int PgDatabase::GetLength(int tup_num, const char* field_name) const
 { 
 return PQgetlength(pgResult, tup_num, FieldNum(field_name)); 
 }
 
 
-int PgDatabase::GetLine(char* string, int length)
+int PgDatabase::GetLine(char str[], int length)
 { 
-return PQgetline(pgConn, string, length); 
+return PQgetline(pgConn, str, length); 
 }
 
 
-void PgDatabase::PutLine(const char* string)
+void PgDatabase::PutLine(const char str[])
 { 
-PQputline(pgConn, string); 
+PQputline(pgConn, str); 
 }
 
 
-const char* PgDatabase::OidStatus()
+const char* PgDatabase::OidStatus() const
 { 
 return PQoidStatus(pgResult); 
 }
diff -r -u postgresql-7.1beta5/src/interfaces/libpq++/pgdatabase.h postgresql-7.1beta5-jtv/src/interfaces/libpq++/pgdatabase.h
--- postgresql-7.1beta5/src/interfaces/libpq++/pgdatabase.h	Mon Jan 29 03:53:57 2001
+++ postgresql-7.1beta5-jtv/src/interfaces/libpq++/pgdatabase.h	Thu Mar  8 01:25:40 2001
@@ -37,35 +37,39 @@
 class PgDatabase : public PgConnection {
 public:
   // connect to the database with conninfo
-  PgDatabase(const char* conninfo) : PgConnection(conninfo) {}
+  explicit PgDatabase(const char* conninfo) : PgConnection(conninfo) {}
 
   ~PgDatabase() {}				// close connection and clean up
+
+  typedef int size_type;
   
   // query result access
-  int Tuples();
-  int CmdTuples(); 
+  size_type Tuples() const;
+  size_type CmdTuples() const; 
   int Fields();
-  const char* FieldName(int field_num);
-  int FieldNum(const char* field_name);
-  Oid FieldType(int field_num);
-  Oid FieldType(const char* field_name);
-  short FieldSize(int field_num);
-  short FieldSize(const char* field_name);
-  const char* GetValue(int tup_num, int field_num);
-  const char* GetValue(int tup_num, const char* field_name);
-  int GetIsNull(int tup_num, int field_num);
-  int GetIsNull(int tup_num, const char* field_name);
-  int GetLength(int tup_num, int field_num);
-  int GetLength(int tup_num, const char* field_name);
-  void DisplayTuples(FILE *out = 0, int fillAlign = 1, 
-	const char* fieldSep = "|",int printHeader = 1, int quiet = 0) ;
-  void PrintTuples(FILE *out = 0, int printAttName = 1, 
-	int terseOutput = 0, int width = 0) ;
+  const char* FieldName(int field_num) const;
+  int FieldNum(const char* field_name) const;
+  Oid FieldType(int field_num) const;
+  Oid FieldType(const char* field_name) const;
+  short FieldSize(int field_num) const;
+  short FieldSize(const char* field_name) const;
+  const char* GetValue(size_type tup_num, int field_num) const;
+  const char* GetValue(size_type tup_num, const char* field_name) const;
+  bool GetIsNull(size_type tup_num, int field_num) const;
+  bool GetIsNull(size_type tup_num, const char* field_name) const;
+  int GetLength(size_type tup_num, int field_num) const;
+  int GetLength(size_type tup_num, const char* field_name) const;
+
+  // OBSOLESCENT (use PQprint()):
+  void DisplayTuples(FILE *out=0, bool fillAlign=true, 
+	const char* fieldSep="|", bool printHeader=true, bool quiet=false) const;
+  void PrintTuples(FILE *out=0, bool printAttName=true, 
+	bool terseOutput=false, bool fillAlign=false) const;
 
   // copy command related access
-  int GetLine(char* string, int length);
-  void PutLine(const char* string);
-  const char* OidStatus();
+  int GetLine(char str[], int length);
+  void PutLine(const char str[]);
+  const char* OidStatus() const;
   int EndCopy();
     
 protected:
diff -r -u postgresql-7.1beta5/src/interfaces/libpq++/pglobject.cc postgresql-7.1beta5-jtv/src/interfaces/libpq++/pglobject.cc
--- postgresql-7.1beta5/src/interfaces/libpq++/pglobject.cc	Sun Apr 23 00:39:15 2000
+++ postgresql-7.1beta5-jtv/src/interfaces/libpq++/pglobject.cc	Thu Mar  8 01:26:09 2001
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
 #include "libpq/libpq-fs.h"
 }
 
+
+using namespace std;
+
+
 // ****************************************************************
 //
 // PgLargeObject Implementation
@@ -142,7 +146,7 @@
 }
 
 
-int PgLargeObject::Tell()
+int PgLargeObject::Tell() const
 { 
   return lo_tell(pgConn, pgFd); 
 }
@@ -160,7 +164,7 @@
 }
 
 
-string PgLargeObject::Status() 
+string PgLargeObject::Status() const
 { 
   return loStatus; 
 }
diff -r -u postgresql-7.1beta5/src/interfaces/libpq++/pglobject.h postgresql-7.1beta5-jtv/src/interfaces/libpq++/pglobject.h
--- postgresql-7.1beta5/src/interfaces/libpq++/pglobject.h	Mon Jan 29 03:53:57 2001
+++ postgresql-7.1beta5-jtv/src/interfaces/libpq++/pglobject.h	Thu Mar  8 00:57:00 2001
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@
 #include "pgconnection.h"
 #endif
 
+#ifdef HAVE_NAMESPACE_STD
+#define PGSTD std::
+#else
+#define PGSTD
+#endif
+
 
 // ****************************************************************
 //
@@ -33,12 +39,12 @@
 private:
   int pgFd;
   Oid pgObject;
-  string loStatus;
+  PGSTD string loStatus;
   void Init(Oid lobjId = 0);
 
 public:
-  PgLargeObject(const char* conninfo = 0);   // use reasonable defaults and create large object
-  PgLargeObject(Oid lobjId, const char* conninfo = 0); // use reasonable defaults and open large object
+  explicit PgLargeObject(const char* conninfo = 0);   // use reasonable defaults and create large object
+  explicit PgLargeObject(Oid lobjId, const char* conninfo = 0); // use reasonable defaults and open large object
   ~PgLargeObject(); // close connection and clean up
   
   void Create();
@@ -47,12 +53,12 @@
   int Read(char* buf, int len);
   int Write(const char* buf, int len);
   int LSeek(int offset, int whence);
-  int Tell();
+  int Tell() const;
   int Unlink();
   Oid LOid();
   Oid Import(const char* filename);
   int Export(const char* filename); 
-  string Status();
+  PGSTD string Status() const;
 
 private:
 // We don't support copying of PgLargeObject objects,
@@ -60,5 +66,11 @@
    PgLargeObject(const PgLargeObject&);
    PgLargeObject& operator= (const PgLargeObject&);
 };
+
+
+#ifdef HAVE_NAMESPACE_STD
+#undef PGSTD
+#endif
+
 
 #endif	// PGLOBJECT_H
diff -r -u postgresql-7.1beta5/src/interfaces/libpq++/pgtransdb.cc postgresql-7.1beta5-jtv/src/interfaces/libpq++/pgtransdb.cc
--- postgresql-7.1beta5/src/interfaces/libpq++/pgtransdb.cc	Sun May 30 17:17:58 1999
+++ postgresql-7.1beta5-jtv/src/interfaces/libpq++/pgtransdb.cc	Thu Mar  8 00:58:56 2001
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
 // Make a connection to the specified database with default environment
 // See PQconnectdb() for conninfo usage. 
 PgTransaction::PgTransaction(const char* conninfo)
-   : PgDatabase(conninfo)
+   : PgDatabase(conninfo),
+     pgCommitted(true)
 {
 	BeginTransaction();
 }
@@ -33,17 +34,20 @@
 // Destructor: End the transaction block
 PgTransaction::~PgTransaction()
 {
-	EndTransaction();
+	if (!pgCommitted) Exec("ABORT");
 }
 
 // Begin the transaction block
 ExecStatusType PgTransaction::BeginTransaction()
 {
+	pgCommitted = false;
 	return Exec("BEGIN");
 } // End BeginTransaction()
 
 // Begin the transaction block
 ExecStatusType PgTransaction::EndTransaction()
 {
+	pgCommitted = true;
 	return Exec("END");
 } // End EndTransaction()
+
diff -r -u postgresql-7.1beta5/src/interfaces/libpq++/pgtransdb.h postgresql-7.1beta5-jtv/src/interfaces/libpq++/pgtransdb.h
--- postgresql-7.1beta5/src/interfaces/libpq++/pgtransdb.h	Mon Jan 29 03:53:57 2001
+++ postgresql-7.1beta5-jtv/src/interfaces/libpq++/pgtransdb.h	Thu Mar  8 01:00:11 2001
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@
 // the object is destroyed.
 class PgTransaction : public PgDatabase {
 public:
-  PgTransaction(const char* conninfo);	// use reasonable & environment defaults
+  explicit PgTransaction(const char* conninfo);	// use reasonable & environment defaults
   // connect to the database with given environment and database name
-  // PgTransaction(const PgConnection&);
+  // explicit PgTransaction(const PgConnection&);
   ~PgTransaction();	// close connection and clean up
   
 protected:
@@ -46,9 +46,11 @@
   ExecStatusType EndTransaction();
   
 protected:
-  PgTransaction() : PgDatabase() {}	// Do not connect
+  PgTransaction() : PgDatabase(), pgCommitted(true) {}	// Do not connect
 
 private:
+  bool pgCommitted;
+
 // We don't support copying of PgTransaction objects,
 // so make copy constructor and assignment op private.
    PgTransaction(const PgTransaction&);
