Description: ------------ Postgresql allows type conversion of the form select id::varchar(20) from sometable; However is this style of casting is used the prepared statement parser treats ::varchar as a named placeholder sending an invalid query to the db. While this can be worked around by rewriting the query in the form cast(id as varchar(20). It should not match ::int as a named place holder. Test script: --------------- $db=mdb2::factory($aYourSettings); $sQuery="select id::varchar(20) from sometable where name=?"; $oPrep=$db->prepare($sQuery); $oRes=$oPrep->execute(array('fred')); if (PEAR::isError($oRes)) { die($oRes->getMessage()); } Expected result: ---------------- Should on die with unable to prepare statment. The string sent the db should be PERPARE mdb2-statement-id AS select id::varchar(20) from sometable where name=$1; Actual result: -------------- PERPARE mdb2-statement-id AS select id$1

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