diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/ChangeLog b/src/interfaces/ecpg/ChangeLog
index 976618ea92..9e1125e093 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/ChangeLog
@@ -1188,5 +1188,9 @@ Sun Dec 23 13:08:36 CET 2001
 Mon Jan  7 12:18:01 CET 2002
 
 	- Fixed parser to accept initializing expressions starting with "(".
+
+Tue Jan  8 15:16:37 CET 2002
+
+	- Fixed array pointers, no longer using void *.
 	- Set ecpg version to 2.9.0.
         - Set library version to 3.3.0.
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/lib/data.c b/src/interfaces/ecpg/lib/data.c
index 678dde39a7..b460331ff8 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/lib/data.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/lib/data.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/interfaces/ecpg/lib/Attic/data.c,v 1.21 2001/12/23 12:17:41 meskes Exp $ */
+/* $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/interfaces/ecpg/lib/Attic/data.c,v 1.22 2002/01/08 14:25:04 meskes Exp $ */
 
 #include "postgres_fe.h"
 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 bool
 ECPGget_data(const PGresult *results, int act_tuple, int act_field, int lineno,
 		 enum ECPGttype type, enum ECPGttype ind_type,
-		 void *var, void *ind, long varcharsize, long offset,
+		 char *var, char *ind, long varcharsize, long offset,
 		 long ind_offset, bool isarray)
 {
 	char	   *pval = (char *) PQgetvalue(results, act_tuple, act_field);
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/lib/execute.c b/src/interfaces/ecpg/lib/execute.c
index c2f1e6bda4..dba99a1bd6 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/lib/execute.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/lib/execute.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/interfaces/ecpg/lib/Attic/execute.c,v 1.34 2001/12/23 12:17:41 meskes Exp $ */
+/* $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/interfaces/ecpg/lib/Attic/execute.c,v 1.35 2002/01/08 14:25:04 meskes Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * The aim is to get a simpler inteface to the database routines.
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ create_statement(int lineno, struct connection * connection, struct statement **
 				return false;
 
 			var->type = type;
-			var->pointer = va_arg(ap, void *);
+			var->pointer = va_arg(ap, char *);
 
 			/* if variable is NULL, the statement hasn't been prepared */
 			if (var->pointer == NULL)
@@ -157,12 +157,12 @@ create_statement(int lineno, struct connection * connection, struct statement **
 			var->offset = va_arg(ap, long);
 
 			if (var->arrsize == 0 || var->varcharsize == 0)
-				var->value = *((void **) (var->pointer));
+				var->value = *((char **) (var->pointer));
 			else
 				var->value = var->pointer;
 
 			var->ind_type = va_arg(ap, enum ECPGttype);
-			var->ind_pointer = va_arg(ap, void *);
+			var->ind_pointer = va_arg(ap, char *);
 			var->ind_varcharsize = va_arg(ap, long);
 			var->ind_arrsize = va_arg(ap, long);
 			var->ind_offset = va_arg(ap, long);
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ create_statement(int lineno, struct connection * connection, struct statement **
 
 			if (var->ind_type != ECPGt_NO_INDICATOR
 					&& (var->ind_arrsize == 0 || var->ind_varcharsize == 0))
-				var->ind_value = *((void **) (var->ind_pointer));
+				var->ind_value = *((char **) (var->ind_pointer));
 			else
 				var->ind_value = var->ind_pointer;
 
@@ -422,8 +422,8 @@ ECPGstore_result(const PGresult *results, int act_field,
 				len = var->offset * ntuples;
 				break;
 		}
-		var->value = (void *) ECPGalloc(len, stmt->lineno);
-		*((void **) var->pointer) = var->value;
+		var->value = (char *) ECPGalloc(len, stmt->lineno);
+		*((char **) var->pointer) = var->value;
 		ECPGadd_mem(var->value, stmt->lineno);
 	}
 
@@ -431,8 +431,8 @@ ECPGstore_result(const PGresult *results, int act_field,
 	if ((var->ind_arrsize == 0 || var->ind_varcharsize == 0) && var->ind_value == NULL && var->ind_pointer!=NULL)
 	{
 		int	len = var->ind_offset * ntuples;
-		var->ind_value = (void *) ECPGalloc(len, stmt->lineno);
-		*((void **) var->ind_pointer) = var->ind_value;
+		var->ind_value = (char *) ECPGalloc(len, stmt->lineno);
+		*((char **) var->ind_pointer) = var->ind_value;
 		ECPGadd_mem(var->ind_value, stmt->lineno);
 	}
 	
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/lib/extern.h b/src/interfaces/ecpg/lib/extern.h
index 478ec4b99f..3fa935d6f0 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/lib/extern.h
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/lib/extern.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 void		ECPGadd_mem(void *ptr, int lineno);
 
 bool ECPGget_data(const PGresult *, int, int, int, enum ECPGttype type,
-		 enum ECPGttype, void *, void *, long, long, long, bool);
+		 enum ECPGttype, char *, char *, long, long, long, bool);
 struct connection *ECPGget_connection(const char *);
 void		ECPGinit_sqlca(void);
 char	   *ECPGalloc(long, int);
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/type.c b/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/type.c
index 6f6a6ff8d3..c064f34d8b 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/type.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/type.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ get_type(enum ECPGttype type)
 /* Dump a type.
    The type is dumped as:
    type-tag <comma>				   - enum ECPGttype
-   reference-to-variable <comma>   - void *
+   reference-to-variable <comma>   		   - char *
    size <comma>					   - long size of this field (if varchar)
    arrsize <comma>				   - long number of elements in the arr
    offset <comma>				   - offset to the next element