Fixed array handling in ecpg.

When ecpg was rewritten to the new protocol version not all variable types
were corrected. This patch rewrites the code for these types to fix that. It
also fixes the documentation to correctly tell the status of array handling.

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ecpg.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ecpg.sgml
index f197665089f4b35be02b8b054227d13f72e0bfed..c304d7c7aff94cac2b0e2fbc33898597b7e8de08 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ecpg.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ecpg.sgml
@@ -1375,10 +1375,13 @@ EXEC SQL END DECLARE SECTION;
     <title>Arrays</title>
 
     <para>
-     SQL-level arrays are not directly supported in ECPG.  It is not
-     possible to simply map an SQL array into a C array host variable.
-     This will result in undefined behavior.  Some workarounds exist,
-     however.
+     Multi-dimensional SQL-level arrays are not directly supported in ECPG.
+     One-dimensional SQL-level arrays can be mapped into C array host
+     variables and vice-versa.  However, when creating a statement ecpg does
+     not know the types of the columns, so that it cannot check if a C array
+     is input into a corresponding SQL-level array.  When processing the
+     output of a SQL statement, ecpg has the necessary information and thus
+     checks if both are arrays.
     </para>
 
     <para>

diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/data.c b/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/data.c
index 3ec774ca6d0c5d9d2c04e5636a3ab278e7497c01..f2dbf6687a795c9d533b61c28156e8d89c684b44 100644 (file)
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/data.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/data.c
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ ecpg_get_data(const PGresult *results, int act_tuple, int act_field, int lineno,
                                        date            ddres;
                                        timestamp       tres;
                                        interval   *ires;
+                                       char *endptr, endchar;
 
                                case ECPGt_short:
                                case ECPGt_int:
@@ -564,10 +565,11 @@ ecpg_get_data(const PGresult *results, int act_tuple, int act_field, int lineno,
 
                                case ECPGt_decimal:
                                case ECPGt_numeric:
-                                       if (isarray && *pval == '"')
-                                               nres = PGTYPESnumeric_from_asc(pval + 1, &scan_length);
-                                       else
-                                               nres = PGTYPESnumeric_from_asc(pval, &scan_length);
+                                       for (endptr = pval; *endptr && *endptr != ',' && *endptr != '}'; endptr++);
+                                       endchar = *endptr;
+                                       *endptr = '\0';
+                                       nres = PGTYPESnumeric_from_asc(pval, &scan_length);
+                                       *endptr = endchar;
 
                                        /* did we get an error? */
                                        if (nres == NULL)
@@ -600,10 +602,7 @@ ecpg_get_data(const PGresult *results, int act_tuple, int act_field, int lineno,
                                        }
                                        else
                                        {
-                                               if (isarray && *scan_length == '"')
-                                                       scan_length++;
-
-                                               if (garbage_left(isarray, scan_length, compat))
+                                               if (!isarray && garbage_left(isarray, scan_length, compat))
                                                {
                                                        free(nres);
                                                        ecpg_raise(lineno, ECPG_NUMERIC_FORMAT,
@@ -622,10 +621,14 @@ ecpg_get_data(const PGresult *results, int act_tuple, int act_field, int lineno,
                                        break;
 
                                case ECPGt_interval:
-                                       if (isarray && *pval == '"')
-                                               ires = PGTYPESinterval_from_asc(pval + 1, &scan_length);
-                                       else
-                                               ires = PGTYPESinterval_from_asc(pval, &scan_length);
+                                       if (*pval == '"')
+                                               pval++;
+
+                                       for (endptr = pval; *endptr && *endptr != ',' && *endptr != '"' && *endptr != '}'; endptr++);
+                                       endchar = *endptr;
+                                       *endptr = '\0';
+                                       ires = PGTYPESinterval_from_asc(pval, &scan_length);
+                                       *endptr = endchar;
 
                                        /* did we get an error? */
                                        if (ires == NULL)
@@ -654,10 +657,10 @@ ecpg_get_data(const PGresult *results, int act_tuple, int act_field, int lineno,
                                        }
                                        else
                                        {
-                                               if (isarray && *scan_length == '"')
+                                               if (*scan_length == '"')
                                                        scan_length++;
 
-                                               if (garbage_left(isarray, scan_length, compat))
+                                               if (!isarray && garbage_left(isarray, scan_length, compat))
                                                {
                                                        free(ires);
                                                        ecpg_raise(lineno, ECPG_INTERVAL_FORMAT,
@@ -672,10 +675,14 @@ ecpg_get_data(const PGresult *results, int act_tuple, int act_field, int lineno,
                                        break;
 
                                case ECPGt_date:
-                                       if (isarray && *pval == '"')
-                                               ddres = PGTYPESdate_from_asc(pval + 1, &scan_length);
-                                       else
-                                               ddres = PGTYPESdate_from_asc(pval, &scan_length);
+                                       if (*pval == '"')
+                                               pval++;
+
+                                       for (endptr = pval; *endptr && *endptr != ',' && *endptr != '"' && *endptr != '}'; endptr++);
+                                       endchar = *endptr;
+                                       *endptr = '\0';
+                                       ddres = PGTYPESdate_from_asc(pval, &scan_length);
+                                       *endptr = endchar;
 
                                        /* did we get an error? */
                                        if (errno != 0)
@@ -700,10 +707,10 @@ ecpg_get_data(const PGresult *results, int act_tuple, int act_field, int lineno,
                                        }
                                        else
                                        {
-                                               if (isarray && *scan_length == '"')
+                                               if (*scan_length == '"')
                                                        scan_length++;
 
-                                               if (garbage_left(isarray, scan_length, compat))
+                                               if (!isarray && garbage_left(isarray, scan_length, compat))
                                                {
                                                        ecpg_raise(lineno, ECPG_DATE_FORMAT,
                                                                           ECPG_SQLSTATE_DATATYPE_MISMATCH, pval);
@@ -716,10 +723,14 @@ ecpg_get_data(const PGresult *results, int act_tuple, int act_field, int lineno,
                                        break;
 
                                case ECPGt_timestamp:
-                                       if (isarray && *pval == '"')
-                                               tres = PGTYPEStimestamp_from_asc(pval + 1, &scan_length);
-                                       else
-                                               tres = PGTYPEStimestamp_from_asc(pval, &scan_length);
+                                       if (*pval == '"')
+                                               pval++;
+
+                                       for (endptr = pval; *endptr && *endptr != ',' && *endptr != '"' && *endptr != '}'; endptr++);
+                                       endchar = *endptr;
+                                       *endptr = '\0';
+                                       tres = PGTYPEStimestamp_from_asc(pval, &scan_length);
+                                       *endptr = endchar;
 
                                        /* did we get an error? */
                                        if (errno != 0)
@@ -744,10 +755,10 @@ ecpg_get_data(const PGresult *results, int act_tuple, int act_field, int lineno,
                                        }
                                        else
                                        {
-                                               if (isarray && *scan_length == '"')
+                                               if (*scan_length == '"')
                                                        scan_length++;
 
-                                               if (garbage_left(isarray, scan_length, compat))
+                                               if (!isarray && garbage_left(isarray, scan_length, compat))
                                                {
                                                        ecpg_raise(lineno, ECPG_TIMESTAMP_FORMAT,
                                                                           ECPG_SQLSTATE_DATATYPE_MISMATCH, pval);

diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/execute.c b/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/execute.c
index 4acb345972cc247b4f8543ac137056bfe459e13a..9854a57ed3e9ed318d3c84b5a203002a4760e5cd 100644 (file)
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/execute.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/execute.c
@@ -505,16 +505,10 @@ ecpg_store_input(const int lineno, const bool force_indicator, const struct vari
        char       *newcopy = NULL;
 
        /*
-        * arrays are not possible unless the attribute is an array too FIXME: we
-        * do not know if the attribute is an array here
+        * arrays are not possible unless the column is an array, too
+        * FIXME: we do not know if the column is an array here
+        * array input to singleton column will result in a runtime error
         */
-#if 0
-       if (var->arrsize > 1 &&...)
-       {
-               ecpg_raise(lineno, ECPG_ARRAY_INSERT, ECPG_SQLSTATE_DATATYPE_MISMATCH, NULL);
-               return false;
-       }
-#endif
 
        /*
         * Some special treatment is needed for records since we want their
@@ -572,12 +566,12 @@ ecpg_store_input(const int lineno, const bool force_indicator, const struct vari
 
                                if (asize > 1)
                                {
-                                       strcpy(mallocedval, "array [");
+                                       strcpy(mallocedval, "{");
 
                                        for (element = 0; element < asize; element++)
                                                sprintf(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval), "%hd,", ((short *) var->value)[element]);
 
-                                       strcpy(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval) - 1, "]");
+                                       strcpy(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval) - 1, "}");
                                }
                                else
                                        sprintf(mallocedval, "%hd", *((short *) var->value));
@@ -610,12 +604,12 @@ ecpg_store_input(const int lineno, const bool force_indicator, const struct vari
 
                                if (asize > 1)
                                {
-                                       strcpy(mallocedval, "array [");
+                                       strcpy(mallocedval, "{");
 
                                        for (element = 0; element < asize; element++)
                                                sprintf(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval), "%hu,", ((unsigned short *) var->value)[element]);
 
-                                       strcpy(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval) - 1, "]");
+                                       strcpy(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval) - 1, "}");
                                }
                                else
                                        sprintf(mallocedval, "%hu", *((unsigned short *) var->value));
@@ -629,12 +623,12 @@ ecpg_store_input(const int lineno, const bool force_indicator, const struct vari
 
                                if (asize > 1)
                                {
-                                       strcpy(mallocedval, "array [");
+                                       strcpy(mallocedval, "{");
 
                                        for (element = 0; element < asize; element++)
                                                sprintf(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval), "%u,", ((unsigned int *) var->value)[element]);
 
-                                       strcpy(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval) - 1, "]");
+                                       strcpy(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval) - 1, "}");
                                }
                                else
                                        sprintf(mallocedval, "%u", *((unsigned int *) var->value));
@@ -648,12 +642,12 @@ ecpg_store_input(const int lineno, const bool force_indicator, const struct vari
 
                                if (asize > 1)
                                {
-                                       strcpy(mallocedval, "array [");
+                                       strcpy(mallocedval, "{");
 
                                        for (element = 0; element < asize; element++)
                                                sprintf(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval), "%ld,", ((long *) var->value)[element]);
 
-                                       strcpy(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval) - 1, "]");
+                                       strcpy(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval) - 1, "}");
                                }
                                else
                                        sprintf(mallocedval, "%ld", *((long *) var->value));
@@ -667,12 +661,12 @@ ecpg_store_input(const int lineno, const bool force_indicator, const struct vari
 
                                if (asize > 1)
                                {
-                                       strcpy(mallocedval, "array [");
+                                       strcpy(mallocedval, "{");
 
                                        for (element = 0; element < asize; element++)
                                                sprintf(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval), "%lu,", ((unsigned long *) var->value)[element]);
 
-                                       strcpy(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval) - 1, "]");
+                                       strcpy(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval) - 1, "}");
                                }
                                else
                                        sprintf(mallocedval, "%lu", *((unsigned long *) var->value));
@@ -686,12 +680,12 @@ ecpg_store_input(const int lineno, const bool force_indicator, const struct vari
 
                                if (asize > 1)
                                {
-                                       strcpy(mallocedval, "array [");
+                                       strcpy(mallocedval, "{");
 
                                        for (element = 0; element < asize; element++)
                                                sprintf(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval), "%lld,", ((long long int *) var->value)[element]);
 
-                                       strcpy(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval) - 1, "]");
+                                       strcpy(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval) - 1, "}");
                                }
                                else
                                        sprintf(mallocedval, "%lld", *((long long int *) var->value));
@@ -705,12 +699,12 @@ ecpg_store_input(const int lineno, const bool force_indicator, const struct vari
 
                                if (asize > 1)
                                {
-                                       strcpy(mallocedval, "array [");
+                                       strcpy(mallocedval, "{");
 
                                        for (element = 0; element < asize; element++)
                                                sprintf(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval), "%llu,", ((unsigned long long int *) var->value)[element]);
 
-                                       strcpy(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval) - 1, "]");
+                                       strcpy(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval) - 1, "}");
                                }
                                else
                                        sprintf(mallocedval, "%llu", *((unsigned long long int *) var->value));
@@ -724,12 +718,12 @@ ecpg_store_input(const int lineno, const bool force_indicator, const struct vari
 
                                if (asize > 1)
                                {
-                                       strcpy(mallocedval, "array [");
+                                       strcpy(mallocedval, "{");
 
                                        for (element = 0; element < asize; element++)
                                                sprintf_float_value(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval), ((float *) var->value)[element], ",");
 
-                                       strcpy(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval) - 1, "]");
+                                       strcpy(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval) - 1, "}");
                                }
                                else
                                        sprintf_float_value(mallocedval, *((float *) var->value), "");
@@ -743,12 +737,12 @@ ecpg_store_input(const int lineno, const bool force_indicator, const struct vari
 
                                if (asize > 1)
                                {
-                                       strcpy(mallocedval, "array [");
+                                       strcpy(mallocedval, "{");
 
                                        for (element = 0; element < asize; element++)
                                                sprintf_double_value(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval), ((double *) var->value)[element], ",");
 
-                                       strcpy(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval) - 1, "]");
+                                       strcpy(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval) - 1, "}");
                                }
                                else
                                        sprintf_double_value(mallocedval, *((double *) var->value), "");
@@ -757,27 +751,27 @@ ecpg_store_input(const int lineno, const bool force_indicator, const struct vari
                                break;
 
                        case ECPGt_bool:
-                               if (!(mallocedval = ecpg_alloc(var->arrsize + sizeof("array []"), lineno)))
+                               if (!(mallocedval = ecpg_alloc(var->arrsize + sizeof("{}"), lineno)))
                                        return false;
 
                                if (var->arrsize > 1)
                                {
-                                       strcpy(mallocedval, "array [");
+                                       strcpy(mallocedval, "{");
 
                                        if (var->offset == sizeof(char))
-                                               for (element = 0; element < var->arrsize; element++)
+                                               for (element = 0; element < asize; element++)
                                                        sprintf(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval), "%c,", (((char *) var->value)[element]) ? 't' : 'f');
 
                                        /*
                                         * this is necessary since sizeof(C++'s bool)==sizeof(int)
                                         */
                                        else if (var->offset == sizeof(int))
-                                               for (element = 0; element < var->arrsize; element++)
+                                               for (element = 0; element < asize; element++)
                                                        sprintf(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval), "%c,", (((int *) var->value)[element]) ? 't' : 'f');
                                        else
                                                ecpg_raise(lineno, ECPG_CONVERT_BOOL, ECPG_SQLSTATE_DATATYPE_MISMATCH, NULL);
 
-                                       strcpy(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval) - 1, "]");
+                                       strcpy(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval) - 1, "}");
                                }
                                else
                                {
@@ -853,63 +847,59 @@ ecpg_store_input(const int lineno, const bool force_indicator, const struct vari
                                        numeric    *nval;
 
                                        if (var->arrsize > 1)
-                                       {
-                                               if (!(mallocedval = ecpg_strdup("array [", lineno)))
-                                                       return false;
-
-                                               for (element = 0; element < var->arrsize; element++)
-                                               {
-                                                       nval = PGTYPESnumeric_new();
-                                                       if (!nval)
-                                                               return false;
-
-                                                       if (var->type == ECPGt_numeric)
-                                                               PGTYPESnumeric_copy((numeric *) ((var + var->offset * element)->value), nval);
-                                                       else
-                                                               PGTYPESnumeric_from_decimal((decimal *) ((var + var->offset * element)->value), nval);
-
-                                                       str = PGTYPESnumeric_to_asc(nval, nval->dscale);
-                                                       slen = strlen(str);
-                                                       PGTYPESnumeric_free(nval);
+                                               mallocedval = ecpg_strdup("{", lineno);
+                                       else
+                                               mallocedval = ecpg_strdup("", lineno);
 
-                                                       if (!(mallocedval = ecpg_realloc(mallocedval, strlen(mallocedval) + slen + 2, lineno)))
-                                                       {
-                                                               ecpg_free(str);
-                                                               return false;
-                                                       }
+                                       if (!mallocedval)
+                                                       return false;
 
-                                                       strncpy(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval), str, slen + 1);
-                                                       strcpy(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval), ",");
-                                                       ecpg_free(str);
-                                               }
-                                               strcpy(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval) - 1, "]");
-                                       }
-                                       else
+                                       for (element = 0; element < asize; element++)
                                        {
+                                               int                     result;
+
                                                nval = PGTYPESnumeric_new();
                                                if (!nval)
+                                               {
+                                                       ecpg_free(mallocedval);
                                                        return false;
+                                               }
 
                                                if (var->type == ECPGt_numeric)
-                                                       PGTYPESnumeric_copy((numeric *) (var->value), nval);
+                                                       result = PGTYPESnumeric_copy(&(((numeric *) (var->value))[element]), nval);
                                                else
-                                                       PGTYPESnumeric_from_decimal((decimal *) (var->value), nval);
+                                                       result = PGTYPESnumeric_from_decimal(&(((decimal *) (var->value))[element]), nval);
+
+                                               if (result != 0)
+                                               {
+                                                       PGTYPESnumeric_free(nval);
+                                                       ecpg_free(mallocedval);
+                                                       return false;
+                                               }
 
                                                str = PGTYPESnumeric_to_asc(nval, nval->dscale);
                                                slen = strlen(str);
                                                PGTYPESnumeric_free(nval);
 
-                                               if (!(mallocedval = ecpg_alloc(slen + 1, lineno)))
+                                               if (!(newcopy = ecpg_realloc(mallocedval, strlen(mallocedval) + slen + 2, lineno)))
                                                {
-                                                       free(str);
+                                                       ecpg_free(mallocedval);
+                                                       ecpg_free(str);
                                                        return false;
                                                }
+                                               mallocedval = newcopy;
+
+                                               /* also copy trailing '\0' */
+                                               memcpy(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval), str, slen + 1);
+                                               if (var->arrsize > 1)
+                                                       strcpy(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval), ",");
 
-                                               strncpy(mallocedval, str, slen);
-                                               mallocedval[slen] = '\0';
                                                ecpg_free(str);
                                        }
 
+                                       if (var->arrsize > 1)
+                                               strcpy(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval) - 1, "}");
+
                                        *tobeinserted_p = mallocedval;
                                }
                                break;
@@ -920,47 +910,43 @@ ecpg_store_input(const int lineno, const bool force_indicator, const struct vari
                                        int                     slen;
 
                                        if (var->arrsize > 1)
-                                       {
-                                               if (!(mallocedval = ecpg_strdup("array [", lineno)))
-                                                       return false;
-
-                                               for (element = 0; element < var->arrsize; element++)
-                                               {
-                                                       str = quote_postgres(PGTYPESinterval_to_asc((interval *) ((var + var->offset * element)->value)), quote, lineno);
-                                                       if (!str)
-                                                               return false;
-                                                       slen = strlen(str);
+                                               mallocedval = ecpg_strdup("{", lineno);
+                                       else
+                                               mallocedval = ecpg_strdup("", lineno);
 
-                                                       if (!(mallocedval = ecpg_realloc(mallocedval, strlen(mallocedval) + slen + 2, lineno)))
-                                                       {
-                                                               ecpg_free(str);
-                                                               return false;
-                                                       }
+                                       if (!mallocedval)
+                                                       return false;
 
-                                                       strncpy(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval), str, slen + 1);
-                                                       strcpy(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval), ",");
-                                                       ecpg_free(str);
-                                               }
-                                               strcpy(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval) - 1, "]");
-                                       }
-                                       else
+                                       for (element = 0; element < asize; element++)
                                        {
-                                               str = quote_postgres(PGTYPESinterval_to_asc((interval *) (var->value)), quote, lineno);
+                                               str = quote_postgres(PGTYPESinterval_to_asc(&(((interval *) (var->value))[element])), quote, lineno);
                                                if (!str)
+                                               {
+                                                       ecpg_free(mallocedval);
                                                        return false;
+                                               }
+
                                                slen = strlen(str);
 
-                                               if (!(mallocedval = ecpg_alloc(slen + sizeof("interval ") + 1, lineno)))
+                                               if (!(newcopy = ecpg_realloc(mallocedval, strlen(mallocedval) + slen + 2, lineno)))
                                                {
+                                                       ecpg_free(mallocedval);
                                                        ecpg_free(str);
                                                        return false;
                                                }
+                                               mallocedval = newcopy;
 
                                                /* also copy trailing '\0' */
-                                               strncpy(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval), str, slen + 1);
+                                               memcpy(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval), str, slen + 1);
+                                               if (var->arrsize > 1)
+                                                       strcpy(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval), ",");
+
                                                ecpg_free(str);
                                        }
 
+                                       if (var->arrsize > 1)
+                                               strcpy(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval) - 1, "}");
+
                                        *tobeinserted_p = mallocedval;
                                }
                                break;
@@ -971,47 +957,43 @@ ecpg_store_input(const int lineno, const bool force_indicator, const struct vari
                                        int                     slen;
 
                                        if (var->arrsize > 1)
-                                       {
-                                               if (!(mallocedval = ecpg_strdup("array [", lineno)))
-                                                       return false;
-
-                                               for (element = 0; element < var->arrsize; element++)
-                                               {
-                                                       str = quote_postgres(PGTYPESdate_to_asc(*(date *) ((var + var->offset * element)->value)), quote, lineno);
-                                                       if (!str)
-                                                               return false;
-                                                       slen = strlen(str);
+                                               mallocedval = ecpg_strdup("{", lineno);
+                                       else
+                                               mallocedval = ecpg_strdup("", lineno);
 
-                                                       if (!(mallocedval = ecpg_realloc(mallocedval, strlen(mallocedval) + slen + 2, lineno)))
-                                                       {
-                                                               ecpg_free(str);
-                                                               return false;
-                                                       }
+                                       if (!mallocedval)
+                                                       return false;
 
-                                                       strncpy(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval), str, slen + 1);
-                                                       strcpy(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval), ",");
-                                                       ecpg_free(str);
-                                               }
-                                               strcpy(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval) - 1, "]");
-                                       }
-                                       else
+                                       for (element = 0; element < asize; element++)
                                        {
-                                               str = quote_postgres(PGTYPESdate_to_asc(*(date *) (var->value)), quote, lineno);
+                                               str = quote_postgres(PGTYPESdate_to_asc(((date *) (var->value))[element]), quote, lineno);
                                                if (!str)
+                                               {
+                                                       ecpg_free(mallocedval);
                                                        return false;
+                                               }
+
                                                slen = strlen(str);
 
-                                               if (!(mallocedval = ecpg_alloc(slen + sizeof("date ") + 1, lineno)))
+                                               if (!(newcopy = ecpg_realloc(mallocedval, strlen(mallocedval) + slen + 2, lineno)))
                                                {
+                                                       ecpg_free(mallocedval);
                                                        ecpg_free(str);
                                                        return false;
                                                }
+                                               mallocedval = newcopy;
 
                                                /* also copy trailing '\0' */
-                                               strncpy(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval), str, slen + 1);
+                                               memcpy(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval), str, slen + 1);
+                                               if (var->arrsize > 1)
+                                                       strcpy(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval), ",");
+
                                                ecpg_free(str);
                                        }
 
+                                       if (var->arrsize > 1)
+                                               strcpy(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval) - 1, "}");
+
                                        *tobeinserted_p = mallocedval;
                                }
                                break;
@@ -1022,48 +1004,43 @@ ecpg_store_input(const int lineno, const bool force_indicator, const struct vari
                                        int                     slen;
 
                                        if (var->arrsize > 1)
-                                       {
-                                               if (!(mallocedval = ecpg_strdup("array [", lineno)))
-                                                       return false;
-
-                                               for (element = 0; element < var->arrsize; element++)
-                                               {
-                                                       str = quote_postgres(PGTYPEStimestamp_to_asc(*(timestamp *) ((var + var->offset * element)->value)), quote, lineno);
-                                                       if (!str)
-                                                               return false;
-
-                                                       slen = strlen(str);
+                                               mallocedval = ecpg_strdup("{", lineno);
+                                       else
+                                               mallocedval = ecpg_strdup("", lineno);
 
-                                                       if (!(mallocedval = ecpg_realloc(mallocedval, strlen(mallocedval) + slen + 2, lineno)))
-                                                       {
-                                                               ecpg_free(str);
-                                                               return false;
-                                                       }
+                                       if (!mallocedval)
+                                                       return false;
 
-                                                       strncpy(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval), str, slen + 1);
-                                                       strcpy(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval), ",");
-                                                       ecpg_free(str);
-                                               }
-                                               strcpy(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval) - 1, "]");
-                                       }
-                                       else
+                                       for (element = 0; element < asize; element++)
                                        {
-                                               str = quote_postgres(PGTYPEStimestamp_to_asc(*(timestamp *) (var->value)), quote, lineno);
+                                               str = quote_postgres(PGTYPEStimestamp_to_asc(((timestamp *) (var->value))[element]), quote, lineno);
                                                if (!str)
+                                               {
+                                                       ecpg_free(mallocedval);
                                                        return false;
+                                               }
+
                                                slen = strlen(str);
 
-                                               if (!(mallocedval = ecpg_alloc(slen + sizeof("timestamp") + 1, lineno)))
+                                               if (!(newcopy = ecpg_realloc(mallocedval, strlen(mallocedval) + slen + 2, lineno)))
                                                {
+                                                       ecpg_free(mallocedval);
                                                        ecpg_free(str);
                                                        return false;
                                                }
+                                               mallocedval = newcopy;
 
                                                /* also copy trailing '\0' */
-                                               strncpy(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval), str, slen + 1);
+                                               memcpy(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval), str, slen + 1);
+                                               if (var->arrsize > 1)
+                                                       strcpy(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval), ",");
+
                                                ecpg_free(str);
                                        }
 
+                                       if (var->arrsize > 1)
+                                               strcpy(mallocedval + strlen(mallocedval) - 1, "}");
+
                                        *tobeinserted_p = mallocedval;
                                }
                                break;