--- /dev/null
+QUERY: SELECT 'first line'
+' - next line'
+ ' - third line'
+ AS "Three lines to one";
+Three lines to one
+-----------------------------------
+first line - next line - third line
+(1 row)
+
+QUERY: SELECT 'first line'
+' - next line' /* this comment is not allowed here */
+' - third line';
+WARN:parser: parse error at or near "'"
+QUERY: SELECT text(f1) FROM CHAR_TBL;
+WARN:func_get_detail: function text(bpchar) does not exist
+QUERY: SELECT text(f1) FROM VARCHAR_TBL;
+WARN:func_get_detail: function text(varchar) does not exist
--- /dev/null
+QUERY: CREATE TABLE VARCHAR_TBL(f1 varchar(1));
+QUERY: INSERT INTO VARCHAR_TBL (f1) VALUES ('a');
+QUERY: INSERT INTO VARCHAR_TBL (f1) VALUES ('A');
+QUERY: INSERT INTO VARCHAR_TBL (f1) VALUES ('1');
+QUERY: INSERT INTO VARCHAR_TBL (f1) VALUES (2);
+QUERY: INSERT INTO VARCHAR_TBL (f1) VALUES ('3');
+QUERY: INSERT INTO VARCHAR_TBL (f1) VALUES ('');
+QUERY: INSERT INTO VARCHAR_TBL (f1) VALUES ('cd');
+QUERY: SELECT '' AS seven, VARCHAR_TBL.*;
+seven|f1
+-----+--
+ |a
+ |A
+ |1
+ |2
+ |3
+ |
+ |c
+(7 rows)
+
+QUERY: SELECT '' AS six, c.*
+ FROM VARCHAR_TBL c
+ WHERE c.f1 <> 'a';
+six|f1
+---+--
+ |A
+ |1
+ |2
+ |3
+ |
+ |c
+(6 rows)
+
+QUERY: SELECT '' AS one, c.*
+ FROM VARCHAR_TBL c
+ WHERE c.f1 = 'a';
+one|f1
+---+--
+ |a
+(1 row)
+
+QUERY: SELECT '' AS five, c.*
+ FROM VARCHAR_TBL c
+ WHERE c.f1 < 'a';
+five|f1
+----+--
+ |A
+ |1
+ |2
+ |3
+ |
+(5 rows)
+
+QUERY: SELECT '' AS six, c.*
+ FROM VARCHAR_TBL c
+ WHERE c.f1 <= 'a';
+six|f1
+---+--
+ |a
+ |A
+ |1
+ |2
+ |3
+ |
+(6 rows)
+
+QUERY: SELECT '' AS one, c.*
+ FROM VARCHAR_TBL c
+ WHERE c.f1 > 'a';
+one|f1
+---+--
+ |c
+(1 row)
+
+QUERY: SELECT '' AS two, c.*
+ FROM VARCHAR_TBL c
+ WHERE c.f1 >= 'a';
+two|f1
+---+--
+ |a
+ |c
+(2 rows)
+
+QUERY: DROP TABLE VARCHAR_TBL;
+QUERY: CREATE TABLE VARCHAR_TBL(f1 varchar(4));
+QUERY: INSERT INTO VARCHAR_TBL (f1) VALUES ('a');
+QUERY: INSERT INTO VARCHAR_TBL (f1) VALUES ('ab');
+QUERY: INSERT INTO VARCHAR_TBL (f1) VALUES ('abcd');
+QUERY: INSERT INTO VARCHAR_TBL (f1) VALUES ('abcde');
+QUERY: SELECT '' AS four, VARCHAR_TBL.*;
+four|f1
+----+----
+ |a
+ |ab
+ |abcd
+ |abcd
+(4 rows)
+
--- /dev/null
+--
+-- Test various data entry syntaxes.
+--
+
+-- SQL92 string continuation syntax
+SELECT 'first line'
+' - next line'
+ ' - third line'
+ AS "Three lines to one";
+
+-- illegal string continuation syntax
+SELECT 'first line'
+' - next line' /* this comment is not allowed here */
+' - third line';
+
+--
+-- test conversions between various string types
+--
+
+SELECT text(f1) FROM CHAR_TBL;
+
+SELECT text(f1) FROM VARCHAR_TBL;
+
--- /dev/null
+-- ****************** test built-in type varchar **************
+--
+
+CREATE TABLE VARCHAR_TBL(f1 varchar(1));
+
+INSERT INTO VARCHAR_TBL (f1) VALUES ('a');
+
+INSERT INTO VARCHAR_TBL (f1) VALUES ('A');
+
+-- any of the following three input formats are acceptable
+INSERT INTO VARCHAR_TBL (f1) VALUES ('1');
+
+INSERT INTO VARCHAR_TBL (f1) VALUES (2);
+
+INSERT INTO VARCHAR_TBL (f1) VALUES ('3');
+
+-- zero-length char
+INSERT INTO VARCHAR_TBL (f1) VALUES ('');
+
+-- try varchar's of greater than 1 length
+INSERT INTO VARCHAR_TBL (f1) VALUES ('cd');
+
+
+SELECT '' AS seven, VARCHAR_TBL.*;
+
+SELECT '' AS six, c.*
+ FROM VARCHAR_TBL c
+ WHERE c.f1 <> 'a';
+
+SELECT '' AS one, c.*
+ FROM VARCHAR_TBL c
+ WHERE c.f1 = 'a';
+
+SELECT '' AS five, c.*
+ FROM VARCHAR_TBL c
+ WHERE c.f1 < 'a';
+
+SELECT '' AS six, c.*
+ FROM VARCHAR_TBL c
+ WHERE c.f1 <= 'a';
+
+SELECT '' AS one, c.*
+ FROM VARCHAR_TBL c
+ WHERE c.f1 > 'a';
+
+SELECT '' AS two, c.*
+ FROM VARCHAR_TBL c
+ WHERE c.f1 >= 'a';
+
+DROP TABLE VARCHAR_TBL;
+
+--
+-- Now test longer arrays of char
+--
+
+CREATE TABLE VARCHAR_TBL(f1 varchar(4));
+
+INSERT INTO VARCHAR_TBL (f1) VALUES ('a');
+INSERT INTO VARCHAR_TBL (f1) VALUES ('ab');
+INSERT INTO VARCHAR_TBL (f1) VALUES ('abcd');
+INSERT INTO VARCHAR_TBL (f1) VALUES ('abcde');
+
+SELECT '' AS four, VARCHAR_TBL.*;
+