diff -dcrpN pgsql.removevarlist/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/ecpg.addons pgsql.dynamiccur/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/ecpg.addons
*** pgsql.removevarlist/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/ecpg.addons	2009-10-03 00:51:58.000000000 +0200
--- pgsql.dynamiccur/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/ecpg.addons	2009-10-03 01:24:46.000000000 +0200
*************** ECPG: var_valueNumericOnly addon
*** 213,228 ****
--- 213,248 ----
  		}
  ECPG: fetch_argscursor_name addon
  		add_additional_variables($1, false);
+ 		if ($1[0] == ':')
+ 		{
+ 			free($1);
+ 			$1 = make_str("$0");
+ 		}
  ECPG: fetch_argsfrom_incursor_name addon
  		add_additional_variables($2, false);
+ 		if ($2[0] == ':')
+ 		{
+ 			free($2);
+ 			$2 = make_str("$0");
+ 		}
  ECPG: fetch_argsNEXTopt_from_incursor_name addon
  ECPG: fetch_argsPRIORopt_from_incursor_name addon
  ECPG: fetch_argsFIRST_Popt_from_incursor_name addon
  ECPG: fetch_argsLAST_Popt_from_incursor_name addon 
  ECPG: fetch_argsALLopt_from_incursor_name addon    
  		add_additional_variables($3, false);
+ 		if ($3[0] == ':')
+ 		{
+ 			free($3);
+ 			$3 = make_str("$0");
+ 		}
  ECPG: fetch_argsSignedIconstopt_from_incursor_name addon
  		add_additional_variables($3, false);
+ 		if ($3[0] == ':')
+ 		{
+ 			free($3);
+ 			$3 = make_str("$0");
+ 		}
  		if ($1[0] == '$')
  		{
  			free($1);
*************** ECPG: fetch_argsSignedIconstopt_from_inc
*** 231,246 ****
--- 251,285 ----
  ECPG: fetch_argsFORWARDALLopt_from_incursor_name addon
  ECPG: fetch_argsBACKWARDALLopt_from_incursor_name addon
  		add_additional_variables($4, false);
+ 		if ($4[0] == ':')
+ 		{
+ 			free($4);
+ 			$4 = make_str("$0");
+ 		}
  ECPG: fetch_argsABSOLUTE_PSignedIconstopt_from_incursor_name addon
  ECPG: fetch_argsRELATIVE_PSignedIconstopt_from_incursor_name addon
  ECPG: fetch_argsFORWARDSignedIconstopt_from_incursor_name addon
  ECPG: fetch_argsBACKWARDSignedIconstopt_from_incursor_name addon
  		add_additional_variables($4, false);
+ 		if ($4[0] == ':')
+ 		{
+ 			free($4);
+ 			$4 = make_str("$0");
+ 		}
  		if ($2[0] == '$')
  		{
  			free($2);
  			$2 = make_str("$0");
  		}
+ ECPG: cursor_namename rule
+ 	| char_civar
+ 		{
+ 			char *curname = mm_alloc(strlen($1) + 2);
+ 			sprintf(curname, ":%s", $1);
+ 			free($1);
+ 			$1 = curname;
+ 			$$ = $1;
+ 		}
  ECPG: PrepareStmtPREPAREprepared_nameprep_type_clauseASPreparableStmt block
  	{
  		$$.name = $2;
*************** ECPG: ExecuteStmtEXECUTEprepared_nameexe
*** 258,263 ****
--- 297,303 ----
  ECPG: DeclareCursorStmtDECLAREcursor_namecursor_optionsCURSORopt_holdFORSelectStmt block
  	{
  		struct cursor *ptr, *this;
+ 		char *cursor_marker = $2[0] == ':' ? make_str("$0") : mm_strdup($2);
  		char *comment;
  
  		for (ptr = cur; ptr != NULL; ptr = ptr->next)
*************** ECPG: DeclareCursorStmtDECLAREcursor_nam
*** 272,278 ****
  		this->name = $2;
  		this->connection = connection;
  		this->opened = false;
! 		this->command =  cat_str(7, make_str("declare"), mm_strdup($2), $3, make_str("cursor"), $5, make_str("for"), $7);
  		this->argsinsert = argsinsert;
  		this->argsresult = argsresult;
  		argsinsert = argsresult = NULL;
--- 312,318 ----
  		this->name = $2;
  		this->connection = connection;
  		this->opened = false;
! 		this->command =  cat_str(7, make_str("declare"), cursor_marker, $3, make_str("cursor"), $5, make_str("for"), $7);
  		this->argsinsert = argsinsert;
  		this->argsresult = argsresult;
  		argsinsert = argsresult = NULL;
*************** ECPG: DeclareCursorStmtDECLAREcursor_nam
*** 292,297 ****
--- 332,342 ----
  		else
  			$$ = comment;
  	}
+ ECPG: ClosePortalStmtCLOSEcursor_name block
+ 	{
+ 		char *cursor_marker = $2[0] == ':' ? make_str("$0") : $2;
+ 		$$ = cat2_str(make_str("close"), cursor_marker);
+ 	}
  ECPG: opt_hold block
  	{
  		if (compat == ECPG_COMPAT_INFORMIX_SE && autocommit == true)
diff -dcrpN pgsql.removevarlist/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/ecpg.trailer pgsql.dynamiccur/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/ecpg.trailer
*** pgsql.removevarlist/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/ecpg.trailer	2009-10-03 00:55:00.000000000 +0200
--- pgsql.dynamiccur/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/ecpg.trailer	2009-10-03 01:36:36.000000000 +0200
*************** prepared_name: name             {
*** 288,293 ****
--- 288,294 ----
  ECPGCursorStmt:  DECLARE cursor_name cursor_options CURSOR opt_hold FOR prepared_name
  		{
  			struct cursor *ptr, *this;
+ 			char *cursor_marker = $2[0] == ':' ? make_str("$0") : mm_strdup($2);
  			struct variable *thisquery = (struct variable *)mm_alloc(sizeof(struct variable));
  			const char *con = connection ? connection : "NULL";
  
*************** ECPGCursorStmt:  DECLARE cursor_name cur
*** 304,310 ****
  			this->next = cur;
  			this->name = $2;
  			this->connection = connection;
! 			this->command =  cat_str(6, make_str("declare"), mm_strdup($2), $3, make_str("cursor"), $5, make_str("for $1"));
  			this->argsresult = NULL;
  
  			thisquery->type = &ecpg_query;
--- 305,311 ----
  			this->next = cur;
  			this->name = $2;
  			this->connection = connection;
! 			this->command =  cat_str(6, make_str("declare"), cursor_marker, $3, make_str("cursor"), $5, make_str("for $1"));
  			this->argsresult = NULL;
  
  			thisquery->type = &ecpg_query;
*************** ECPGCursorStmt:  DECLARE cursor_name cur
*** 314,319 ****
--- 315,326 ----
  			sprintf(thisquery->name, "ECPGprepared_statement(%s, %s, __LINE__)", con, $7);
  
  			this->argsinsert = NULL;
+ 			if ($2[0] == ':')
+ 			{
+ 				struct variable *var = find_variable($2 + 1);
+ 				remove_variable_from_list(&argsinsert, var);
+ 				add_variable_to_head(&(this->argsinsert), var, &no_indicator);
+ 			}
  			add_variable_to_head(&(this->argsinsert), thisquery, &no_indicator);
  
  			cur = this;
*************** ECPGFree:	SQL_FREE name	{ $$ = $2; }
*** 957,963 ****
  /*
   * open is an open cursor, at the moment this has to be removed
   */
! ECPGOpen: SQL_OPEN cursor_name opt_ecpg_using { $$ = $2; };
  
  opt_ecpg_using: /*EMPTY*/	{ $$ = EMPTY; }
  		| ecpg_using		{ $$ = $1; }
--- 964,979 ----
  /*
   * open is an open cursor, at the moment this has to be removed
   */
! ECPGOpen: SQL_OPEN cursor_name opt_ecpg_using
! 		{
! 			if ($2[0] == ':')
! 			{
! 				struct variable *var = find_variable($2 + 1);
! 				remove_variable_from_list(&argsinsert, var);
! 			}
! 			$$ = $2;
! 		}
! 		;
  
  opt_ecpg_using: /*EMPTY*/	{ $$ = EMPTY; }
  		| ecpg_using		{ $$ = $1; }
*************** civarind: cvariable indicator
*** 1782,1787 ****
--- 1798,1810 ----
  		}
  		;
  
+ char_civar: char_variable
+ 		{
+ 			add_variable_to_head(&argsinsert, find_variable($1), &no_indicator);
+ 			$$ = $1;
+ 		}
+ 		;
+ 
  civar: cvariable
  		{
  			add_variable_to_head(&argsinsert, find_variable($1), &no_indicator);
diff -dcrpN pgsql.removevarlist/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/ecpg.type pgsql.dynamiccur/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/ecpg.type
*** pgsql.removevarlist/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/ecpg.type	2008-11-14 11:03:33.000000000 +0100
--- pgsql.dynamiccur/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/ecpg.type	2009-10-03 01:36:11.000000000 +0200
***************
*** 43,48 ****
--- 43,49 ----
  %type <str> c_term
  %type <str> c_thing
  %type <str> char_variable
+ %type <str> char_civar
  %type <str> civar
  %type <str> civarind
  %type <str> ColLabel