*** postgresql-7.1.2/src/interfaces/ecpg/lib/data.c.orig	Sat May 26 20:47:53 2001
--- postgresql-7.1.2/src/interfaces/ecpg/lib/data.c	Sat May 26 21:33:10 2001
***************
*** 337,342 ****
--- 337,344 ----
  				return (false);
  				break;
  		}
+ 		if (type == ECPGt_char || type == ECPGt_unsigned_char || type == ECPGt_varchar)
+ 			break;
  		if (isarray)
  		{
  			bool		string = false;