diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/ChangeLog b/src/interfaces/ecpg/ChangeLog
index a7831fb3b10134c57cdc447f26facd7d1a854396..72eacfa98dd59e86859dfa53ab4aec94e4bd4fdc 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/ChangeLog
@@ -1332,5 +1332,12 @@ Thu Feb 13 14:06:28 CET 2003
 	- Started working on an Informix compatibility mode. With option "-C
 	  INFORMIX" set, ecpg now accepts "$" as alias for "exec sql" and to
 	  denote variables inside SQL statements.
+
+
+Fri Feb 14 14:14:25 CET 2003
+
+	- Synced parser and keyword file.
+	- More work on Informix compatibility. 
 	- Set ecpg version to 2.12.0.
+	- Set library to 3.4.2.
 
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/include/ecpg_informix.h b/src/interfaces/ecpg/include/ecpg_informix.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a50275de2307e0844cfc73199fcbdc00bebb2a75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/include/ecpg_informix.h
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/* 
+ * This file contains stuff needed to be as compatible to Informix as possible.
+ */
+
+#define SQLNOTFOUND 100
+
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/lib/error.c b/src/interfaces/ecpg/lib/error.c
index fc34377f94c45d3f8253e9a35770e9a23de25c14..ba174baaa12ac26fc263c834e12dbd4fca92e36e 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/lib/error.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/lib/error.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/interfaces/ecpg/lib/Attic/error.c,v 1.18 2003/02/13 18:13:22 tgl Exp $ */
+/* $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/interfaces/ecpg/lib/Attic/error.c,v 1.19 2003/02/14 13:17:13 meskes Exp $ */
 
 #include "postgres_fe.h"
 
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
  * the last back-end operation. */
 static char *ECPGerr;
 
-
 void
 ECPGraise(int line, int code, const char *str)
 {
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/lib/extern.h b/src/interfaces/ecpg/lib/extern.h
index a950559e16fdb5aef949b90a25006155142ff1fe..1bd67356be1cb86b7d65a56c1b94635173761d0f 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/lib/extern.h
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/lib/extern.h
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 
 /* Here are some methods used by the lib. */
 
+/* Stores the backend error message for client access */
+void set_backend_err(const char *err, int lineon);
+
 /* Store and retrieve the backend error message for client access */
 void set_backend_err(const char *err, int lineon);
 char *ECPGerrmsg(void);
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/Makefile b/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/Makefile
index 836f84dd4a5e689f47980caab0077628ef563921..6936d21f33987f5b8f732941790f664af6e2db7d 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/Makefile
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/Makefile
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-# $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/Makefile,v 1.89 2002/12/04 18:14:11 momjian Exp $
+# $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/Makefile,v 1.90 2003/02/14 13:17:13 meskes Exp $
 
 subdir = src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc
 top_builddir = ../../../..
 include $(top_builddir)/src/Makefile.global
 
 MAJOR_VERSION=2
-MINOR_VERSION=11
+MINOR_VERSION=12
 PATCHLEVEL=0
 
 override CPPFLAGS := -I$(srcdir)/../include -I$(srcdir) $(CPPFLAGS) \
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/ecpg.c b/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/ecpg.c
index d09c6d147444c7f22961e7e0d9b8cbe1e6ded71d..567abfa159005c67faa1759e4c6182be9bc35cf7 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/ecpg.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/ecpg.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/ecpg.c,v 1.59 2003/02/13 13:11:52 meskes Exp $ */
+/* $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/ecpg.c,v 1.60 2003/02/14 13:17:13 meskes Exp $ */
 
 /* New main for ecpg, the PostgreSQL embedded SQL precompiler. */
 /* (C) Michael Meskes <meskes@postgresql.org> Feb 5th, 1998 */
@@ -315,6 +315,10 @@ main(int argc, char *const argv[])
 				/* we need several includes */
 				fprintf(yyout, "/* Processed by ecpg (%d.%d.%d) */\n/* These four include files are added by the preprocessor */\n#include <ecpgtype.h>\n#include <ecpglib.h>\n#include <ecpgerrno.h>\n#include <sqlca.h>\n#line 1 \"%s\"\n", MAJOR_VERSION, MINOR_VERSION, PATCHLEVEL, input_filename);
 
+				/* add some compatibility headers */
+				if (compat == ECPG_COMPAT_INFORMIX)
+					fprintf(yyout, "/* Needed for informix compatibility */\n#include <ecpg_informix.h>\n");
+
 				/* and parse the source */
 				yyparse();
 
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/keywords.c b/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/keywords.c
index e17af9298e250f4d42b8bd0fd3767527d32faca9..b294ac229087cc210e3600b27aa96a14b375d8fe 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/keywords.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/keywords.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/keywords.c,v 1.55 2002/10/21 13:09:31 meskes Exp $
+ *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/keywords.c,v 1.56 2003/02/14 13:17:13 meskes Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
  */
 static ScanKeyword ScanKeywords[] = {
 	/* name, value */
-	{"abort", ABORT_TRANS},
+	{"abort", ABORT_P},
 	{"absolute", ABSOLUTE},
 	{"access", ACCESS},
 	{"action", ACTION},
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ static ScanKeyword ScanKeywords[] = {
 	{"authorization", AUTHORIZATION},
 	{"backward", BACKWARD},
 	{"before", BEFORE},
-	{"begin", BEGIN_TRANS},
+	{"begin", BEGIN_P},
 	{"between", BETWEEN},
 	{"bigint", BIGINT},
 	{"binary", BINARY},
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ static ScanKeyword ScanKeywords[] = {
 	{"else", ELSE},
 	{"encoding", ENCODING},
 	{"encrypted", ENCRYPTED},
-	{"end", END_TRANS},
+	{"end", END_P},
 	{"escape", ESCAPE},
 	{"except", EXCEPT},
 	{"exclusive", EXCLUSIVE},
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ static ScanKeyword ScanKeywords[] = {
 	{"position", POSITION},
 	{"precision", PRECISION},
 	{"prepare", PREPARE},
+	{"preserve", PRESERVE},
 	{"primary", PRIMARY},
 	{"prior", PRIOR},
 	{"privileges", PRIVILEGES},
@@ -246,6 +247,7 @@ static ScanKeyword ScanKeywords[] = {
 	{"right", RIGHT},
 	{"rollback", ROLLBACK},
 	{"row", ROW},
+	{"rows", ROWS},
 	{"rule", RULE},
 	{"schema", SCHEMA},
 	{"scroll", SCROLL},
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/pgc.l b/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/pgc.l
index 44e22f5cc0045f5d258a1604c4227fd3cc172413..a89ef3b1a025660b656a8c62789ccd67d289275d 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/pgc.l
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/pgc.l
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/pgc.l,v 1.103 2003/02/13 20:37:28 meskes Exp $
+ *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/pgc.l,v 1.104 2003/02/14 13:17:13 meskes Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -423,7 +423,6 @@ cppline			{space}*#(.*\\{space})*.*
 			  /* are we simulating Informix? */
                           if (compat == ECPG_COMPAT_INFORMIX)
 			  {
-			  	printf ("unput $\n");
 			  	unput(':');
 			  }
 			  else
@@ -560,6 +559,12 @@ cppline			{space}*#(.*\\{space})*.*
 						if (keyword != NULL)
 							return keyword->value;
 
+						/* Is it a C keyword? */
+						keyword = ScanCKeywordLookup(yytext);
+						if (keyword != NULL)
+							return keyword->value;
+
+
 						/* How about a DEFINE? */
 						for (ptr = defines; ptr; ptr = ptr->next)
 						{
@@ -697,6 +702,7 @@ cppline			{space}*#(.*\\{space})*.*
 
 <C>{exec_sql}{define}{space}*	{ BEGIN(def_ident); }
 <C>{exec_sql}{include}{space}*	{ BEGIN(incl); }
+<C>{informix_special}{include}{space}*	{ BEGIN(incl); }
 
 <C,xskip>{exec_sql}{ifdef}{space}*	{ ifcond = TRUE; BEGIN(xcond); }
 <C,xskip>{exec_sql}{ifndef}{space}* { ifcond = FALSE; BEGIN(xcond); }
@@ -832,32 +838,45 @@ cppline			{space}*#(.*\\{space})*.*
 							i-- )
 					  		{}
 
-						/* Remove trailing '"' if it exists */
-						if (yytext[i] == '"') 
-							yytext[i] = '\0';
-						else
-						  	yytext[i+1] = '\0';
+						yytext[i+1] = '\0';
+						yyin = NULL;
 
-						/* also remove starting '"' */
-						if (yytext[0] == '"')
+						/* If file name is enclosed in '"' remove these and look only in '.' */
+						if (yytext[0] == '"' && yytext[i] == '"') 
+						{
+							yytext[i] = '\0';
 							memmove(yytext, yytext+1, strlen(yytext));
-
-					  	yyin = NULL;
-					  	for (ip = include_paths; yyin == NULL && ip != NULL; ip = ip->next)
-					  	{
-							if (strlen(ip->path) + strlen(yytext) + 3 > MAXPGPATH)
-							{
-								fprintf(stderr, "Error: Path %s/%s is too long in line %d, skipping.\n", ip->path, yytext, yylineno);
-								continue;
-							}
-							snprintf (inc_file, sizeof(inc_file), "%s/%s", ip->path, yytext);
-							yyin = fopen( inc_file, "r" );
+						
+							strncpy(inc_file, yytext, sizeof(inc_file));
+							yyin = fopen(inc_file, "r");
 							if (!yyin)
 							{
 								if (strcmp(inc_file + strlen(inc_file) - 2, ".h"))
 								{
 									strcat(inc_file, ".h");
-									yyin = fopen( inc_file, "r" );
+									yyin = fopen(inc_file, "r");
+								}
+							}
+							
+						}
+						else
+						{
+						  	for (ip = include_paths; yyin == NULL && ip != NULL; ip = ip->next)
+						  	{
+								if (strlen(ip->path) + strlen(yytext) + 3 > MAXPGPATH)
+								{
+									fprintf(stderr, "Error: Path %s/%s is too long in line %d, skipping.\n", ip->path, yytext, yylineno);
+									continue;
+								}
+								snprintf (inc_file, sizeof(inc_file), "%s/%s", ip->path, yytext);
+								yyin = fopen(inc_file, "r");
+								if (!yyin)
+								{
+									if (strcmp(inc_file + strlen(inc_file) - 2, ".h"))
+									{
+										strcat(inc_file, ".h");
+										yyin = fopen( inc_file, "r" );
+									}
 								}
 							}
 						}
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/preproc.y b/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/preproc.y
index 3d407f1cac6a703a35a25f2b218a6be6cdcd48c4..a8770f9e6cafdddb2cd78bb8b0e8ea68947d42a7 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/preproc.y
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/preproc.y
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/Attic/preproc.y,v 1.207 2003/02/13 20:37:28 meskes Exp $ */
+/* $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/Attic/preproc.y,v 1.208 2003/02/14 13:17:13 meskes Exp $ */
 
 /* Copyright comment */
 %{
@@ -177,11 +177,11 @@ make_name(void)
 %token	TYPECAST
 
 /* ordinary key words in alphabetical order */
-%token <keyword> ABORT_TRANS ABSOLUTE ACCESS ACTION ADD AFTER
+%token <keyword> ABORT_P ABSOLUTE ACCESS ACTION ADD AFTER
         AGGREGATE ALL ALTER ANALYSE ANALYZE AND ANY AS ASC
 	ASSERTION ASSIGNMENT AT AUTHORIZATION
 
-        BACKWARD BEFORE BEGIN_TRANS BETWEEN BIGINT BINARY BIT
+        BACKWARD BEFORE BEGIN_P BETWEEN BIGINT BINARY BIT
         BOOLEAN BOTH BY
 
         CACHE CALLED CASCADE CASE CAST CHAIN CHAR_P
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ make_name(void)
         DATABASE DAY_P DEALLOCATE DEC DECIMAL DECLARE DEFAULT
 	DEFERRABLE DEFERRED DEFINER DELETE_P DELIMITER DELIMITERS
 	DESC DISTINCT DO DOMAIN_P DOUBLE DROP
-        EACH ELSE ENCODING ENCRYPTED END_TRANS ESCAPE EXCEPT EXCLUSIVE
+        EACH ELSE ENCODING ENCRYPTED END_P ESCAPE EXCEPT EXCLUSIVE
         EXECUTE EXISTS EXPLAIN EXTERNAL EXTRACT
 
         FALSE_P FETCH FLOAT_P FOR FORCE FOREIGN FORWARD FREEZE FROM
@@ -368,12 +368,12 @@ make_name(void)
 %type  <str>	CreateConversionStmt any_operator opclass_item_list
 %type  <str>	iso_level type_list CharacterWithLength ConstCharacter
 %type  <str>	CharacterWithoutLength BitWithLength BitWithoutLength
-%type  <str>	ConstBit GenericType TableFuncElementList
+%type  <str>	ConstBit GenericType TableFuncElementList opt_analyze
 %type  <str>	opt_sort_clause transaction_access_mode
 
 %type  <str>	ECPGWhenever ECPGConnect connection_target ECPGOpen
 %type  <str>	indicator ECPGExecute ECPGPrepare opt_ecpg_using ecpg_into
-%type  <str>	storage_clause opt_initializer c_anything
+%type  <str>	storage_declaration storage_clause opt_initializer c_anything
 %type  <str>	variable_list variable c_thing c_term
 %type  <str>	opt_pointer ECPGDisconnect dis_name storage_modifier
 %type  <str>	ECPGRelease execstring server_name ECPGVarDeclaration
@@ -416,6 +416,12 @@ statements: /*EMPTY*/
 
 statement: ecpgstart opt_at stmt ';'	{ connection = NULL; }
 		| ecpgstart stmt ';'
+		| ecpgstart ECPGVarDeclaration
+		{
+			fprintf(yyout, "%s", $2);
+                        free($2);
+			output_line_number();
+		}
 		| ECPGDeclaration
 		| c_thing		{ fprintf(yyout, "%s", $1); free($1); }
 		| CPP_LINE		{ fprintf(yyout, "%s", $1); free($1); }
@@ -652,12 +658,6 @@ stmt:  AlterDatabaseSetStmt { output_statement($1, 0, connection); }
 
 			output_simple_statement($1);
 		}
-		| ECPGVarDeclaration
-		{
-			fprintf(yyout, "%s", $1);
-                        free($1);
-			output_line_number();
-		}
 		| ECPGWhenever
 		{
 			if (connection)
@@ -996,6 +996,9 @@ AlterTableStmt:
 /* ALTER TABLE <relation> DROP CONSTRAINT ... */
 		| ALTER TABLE relation_expr DROP CONSTRAINT name opt_drop_behavior
 			{ $$ = cat_str(5, make_str("alter table"), $3, make_str("drop constraint"), $6, $7); }
+/* ALTER TABLE <relation> SET WITHOUT OIDS  */
+		| ALTER TABLE relation_expr SET WITHOUT OIDS
+			{ $$ = cat_str(3, make_str("alter table"), $3, make_str("set without oids")); }
  /* ALTER TABLE <name> CREATE TOAST TABLE */
 		| ALTER TABLE qualified_name CREATE TOAST TABLE
 			{ $$ = cat_str(3, make_str("alter table"), $3, make_str("create toast table")); }
@@ -1358,7 +1361,11 @@ OptSeqElem:  CACHE NumConst
 			{ $$ = cat2_str(make_str("maxvalue"), $2); }
 		| MINVALUE NumConst
 			{ $$ = cat2_str(make_str("minvalue"), $2); }
-		| START opt_by NumConst
+		| NO MAXVALUE
+			{ $$ = make_str("no maxvalue"); }
+		| NO MINVALUE
+			{ $$ = make_str("no minvalue"); }
+		| START opt_with NumConst
 			{ $$ = cat_str(3, make_str("start"), $2, $3); }
 		;
 
@@ -1547,8 +1554,6 @@ DefineStmt:  CREATE AGGREGATE func_name definition
 			{ $$ = cat_str(3, make_str("create type"), $3, $4); }
 		| CREATE TYPE_P any_name AS rowdefinition
 			{ $$ = cat_str(4, make_str("create type"), $3, make_str("as"), $5); }
-		| CREATE CHARACTER SET opt_as any_name GET definition opt_collate
-			{ $$ = cat_str(6, make_str("create character set"), $4, $5, make_str("get"), $7, $8); }
 		;
 
 rowdefinition: '(' TableFuncElementList ')'
@@ -1692,7 +1697,6 @@ direction:	FORWARD		{ $$ = make_str("forward"); }
 
 fetch_how_many: IntConst	{ $$ = $1; }
 		| ALL		{ $$ = make_str("all"); }
-		| LAST		{ $$ = make_str("last"); }
 		| NEXT		{ $$ = make_str("next"); }
 		| PRIOR		{ $$ = make_str("prior"); }
 		;
@@ -1757,9 +1761,6 @@ GrantStmt:	GRANT privileges ON privilege_target TO grantee_list opt_grant_grant_
 
 RevokeStmt:  REVOKE opt_revoke_grant_option privileges ON privilege_target FROM grantee_list opt_drop_behavior
 			{
-			  if (strcmp($8, "drop cascade") == 0)
-				mmerror(PARSE_ERROR, ET_WARNING, "Not implemented REVOKE ... CASCADE will be send to backend");
-			
 			  $$ = cat_str(9, make_str("revoke"), $2, $3, make_str("on"), $5, make_str("from"), $7, $8);
 			}
 			  
@@ -2035,10 +2036,10 @@ any_operator:
 				{ $$ = cat_str(3, $1, make_str("."), $3); }
 			;
 
-CreateCastStmt:		CREATE CAST '(' ConstTypename AS ConstTypename ')'
+CreateCastStmt:		CREATE CAST '(' Typename AS Typename ')'
 				WITH FUNCTION function_with_argtypes cast_context
 			{ $$ = cat_str(6, make_str("create cast ("), $4, make_str("as"), $6, make_str(") with function"), $10); }
-			| CREATE CAST '(' ConstTypename AS ConstTypename ')'
+			| CREATE CAST '(' Typename AS Typename ')'
 				WITHOUT FUNCTION cast_context
 			{ $$ = cat_str(6, make_str("create cast ("), $4, make_str("as"), $6, make_str(") without function"), $10); }
 		;
@@ -2048,7 +2049,7 @@ cast_context: AS ASSIGNMENT   { $$ = make_str("as assignment"); }
 		;
 
 
-DropCastStmt: DROP CAST '(' ConstTypename AS ConstTypename ')' opt_drop_behavior
+DropCastStmt: DROP CAST '(' Typename AS Typename ')' opt_drop_behavior
 			{ $$ = cat_str(6, make_str("drop cast ("), $4, make_str("as"), $6, make_str(")"), $8); }
 		;
 
@@ -2181,11 +2182,11 @@ UnlistenStmt:  UNLISTEN qualified_name
  *		(also older versions END / ABORT)
  *
  *****************************************************************************/
-TransactionStmt:  ABORT_TRANS opt_transaction		{ $$ = make_str("rollback"); }
-		| BEGIN_TRANS opt_transaction		{ $$ = make_str("begin transaction"); }
+TransactionStmt:  ABORT_P opt_transaction		{ $$ = make_str("rollback"); }
+		| BEGIN_P opt_transaction		{ $$ = make_str("begin transaction"); }
 		| START TRANSACTION transaction_mode_list_or_empty	{ $$ = cat2_str(make_str("start transaction"), $3); }
 		| COMMIT opt_transaction		{ $$ = make_str("commit"); }
-		| END_TRANS opt_transaction		{ $$ = make_str("commit"); }
+		| END_P opt_transaction		{ $$ = make_str("commit"); }
 		| ROLLBACK opt_transaction		{ $$ = make_str("rollback"); }
 		;
 
@@ -2413,12 +2414,17 @@ opt_name_list:	'(' name_list ')'
  *
  *****************************************************************************/
 
-ExplainStmt:  EXPLAIN opt_verbose OptimizableStmt
-			{ $$ = cat_str(3, make_str("explain"), $2, $3); }
-		| EXPLAIN analyze_keyword opt_verbose OptimizableStmt
+ExplainStmt:  EXPLAIN opt_analyze opt_verbose OptimizableStmt
 			{ $$ = cat_str(4, make_str("explain"), $2, $3, $4); }
+/*		| EXPLAIN opt_analyze opt_verbose ExecuteStmt
+			{ $$ = cat_str(4, make_str("explain"), $2, $3, $4); }*/
 		;
 
+opt_analyze:
+	analyze_keyword                 { $$ = $1; }
+	| /* EMPTY */			{ $$ = EMPTY; }
+	;
+
 /*
 
 conflicts with ecpg
@@ -2939,8 +2945,8 @@ TableFuncElement:	ColId Typename	{ $$ = cat2_str($1, $2); }
 
 Typename:  SimpleTypename opt_array_bounds
 			{ $$ = cat2_str($1, $2.str); }
-		| SETOF SimpleTypename
-			{ $$ = cat2_str(make_str("setof"), $2); }
+		| SETOF SimpleTypename opt_array_bounds
+			{ $$ = cat_str(3, make_str("setof"), $2, $3); }
 		;
 
 
@@ -3628,7 +3634,7 @@ in_expr:  select_with_parens
  * same as CASE WHEN a IS NOT NULL THEN a WHEN b IS NOT NULL THEN b ... END
  * - thomas 1998-11-09
  */
-case_expr:	CASE case_arg when_clause_list case_default END_TRANS
+case_expr:	CASE case_arg when_clause_list case_default END_P
 			{ $$ = cat_str(5, make_str("case"), $2, $3, $4, make_str("end")); }
 		| NULLIF '(' a_expr ',' a_expr ')'
 			{ $$ = cat_str(5, make_str("nullif("), $3, make_str(","), $5, make_str(")")); }
@@ -4140,29 +4146,25 @@ single_vt_declaration: type_declaration		{ $$ = $1; }
 		| single_var_declaration	{ $$ = $1; }
 		;
 	
-single_var_declaration: storage_clause storage_modifier
-		{
-			actual_storage[struct_level] = cat2_str(mm_strdup($1), mm_strdup($2));
-			actual_startline[struct_level] = hashline_number();
-		}
+single_var_declaration: storage_declaration
 		single_vt_type
 		{
-			actual_type[struct_level].type_enum = $4.type_enum;
-			actual_type[struct_level].type_dimension = $4.type_dimension;
-			actual_type[struct_level].type_index = $4.type_index;
-			actual_type[struct_level].type_sizeof = $4.type_sizeof;
+			actual_type[struct_level].type_enum = $2.type_enum;
+			actual_type[struct_level].type_dimension = $2.type_dimension;
+			actual_type[struct_level].type_index = $2.type_index;
+			actual_type[struct_level].type_sizeof = $2.type_sizeof;
 
 			/* we do not need the string "varchar" for output */
 			/* so replace it with an empty string */
-			if ($4.type_enum == ECPGt_varchar)
+			if ($2.type_enum == ECPGt_varchar)
 			{
-				free($4.type_str);
-				$4.type_str=EMPTY;
+				free($2.type_str);
+				$2.type_str=EMPTY;
 			}
 		}
-		variable_list 
+		variable_list ';'
 		{
-			$$ = cat_str(6, actual_startline[struct_level], $1, $2, $4.type_str, $6, make_str(";\n"));
+			$$ = cat_str(5, actual_startline[struct_level], $1, $2.type_str, $4, make_str(";\n"));
 		}
 		;
 
@@ -4225,9 +4227,9 @@ ECPGDeclaration: sql_startdeclare
 		}
 		;
 
-sql_startdeclare: ecpgstart BEGIN_TRANS DECLARE SQL_SECTION ';' {};
+sql_startdeclare: ecpgstart BEGIN_P DECLARE SQL_SECTION ';' {};
 
-sql_enddeclare: ecpgstart END_TRANS DECLARE SQL_SECTION ';' {};
+sql_enddeclare: ecpgstart END_P DECLARE SQL_SECTION ';' {};
 
 var_type_declarations:	/*EMPTY*/			{ $$ = EMPTY; }
 		| vt_declarations			{ $$ = $1; }
@@ -4305,29 +4307,32 @@ type_declaration: S_TYPEDEF
 		$$ = make_str("");
 	};
 
-var_declaration: storage_clause storage_modifier
-		{
-			actual_storage[struct_level] = cat2_str(mm_strdup($1), mm_strdup($2));
-			actual_startline[struct_level] = hashline_number();
-		}
+var_declaration: storage_declaration
 		type
 		{
-			actual_type[struct_level].type_enum = $4.type_enum;
-			actual_type[struct_level].type_dimension = $4.type_dimension;
-			actual_type[struct_level].type_index = $4.type_index;
-			actual_type[struct_level].type_sizeof = $4.type_sizeof;
+			actual_type[struct_level].type_enum = $2.type_enum;
+			actual_type[struct_level].type_dimension = $2.type_dimension;
+			actual_type[struct_level].type_index = $2.type_index;
+			actual_type[struct_level].type_sizeof = $2.type_sizeof;
 
 			/* we do not need the string "varchar" for output */
 			/* so replace it with an empty string */
-			if ($4.type_enum == ECPGt_varchar)
+			if ($2.type_enum == ECPGt_varchar)
 			{
-				free($4.type_str);
-				$4.type_str=EMPTY;
+				free($2.type_str);
+				$2.type_str=EMPTY;
 			}
 		}
 		variable_list ';'
 		{
-			$$ = cat_str(6, actual_startline[struct_level], $1, $2, $4.type_str, $6, make_str(";\n"));
+			$$ = cat_str(5, actual_startline[struct_level], $1, $2.type_str, $4, make_str(";\n"));
+		}
+		;
+
+storage_declaration: storage_clause storage_modifier
+		{
+			actual_storage[struct_level] = cat2_str(mm_strdup($1), mm_strdup($2));
+			actual_startline[struct_level] = hashline_number();
 		}
 		;
 
@@ -5221,7 +5226,7 @@ ECPGColLabel:  ECPGColLabelCommon			{ $$ = $1; }
 /* "Unreserved" keywords --- available for use as any kind of name.
  */
 unreserved_keyword:
-		  ABORT_TRANS					{ $$ = make_str("abort"); }
+		  ABORT_P					{ $$ = make_str("abort"); }
 		| ABSOLUTE						{ $$ = make_str("absolute"); }
 		| ACCESS						{ $$ = make_str("access"); }
 		| ACTION						{ $$ = make_str("action"); }
@@ -5234,7 +5239,7 @@ unreserved_keyword:
 		| AT							{ $$ = make_str("at"); }
 		| BACKWARD						{ $$ = make_str("backward"); }
 		| BEFORE						{ $$ = make_str("before"); }
-		| BEGIN_TRANS					{ $$ = make_str("begin"); }
+		| BEGIN_P					{ $$ = make_str("begin"); }
 		| BY							{ $$ = make_str("by"); }
 		| CACHE							{ $$ = make_str("cache"); }
 		| CASCADE						{ $$ = make_str("cascade"); }
@@ -5293,7 +5298,6 @@ unreserved_keyword:
 		| KEY							{ $$ = make_str("key"); }
 		| LANCOMPILER						{ $$ = make_str("lancompiler"); }
 		| LANGUAGE						{ $$ = make_str("language"); }
-		| LAST							{ $$ = make_str("last"); }
 		| LEVEL							{ $$ = make_str("level"); }
 		| LISTEN						{ $$ = make_str("listen"); }
 		| LOAD							{ $$ = make_str("load"); }
@@ -5504,7 +5508,7 @@ reserved_keyword:
 		| DISTINCT						{ $$ = make_str("distinct"); }
 		| DO							{ $$ = make_str("do"); }
 		| ELSE							{ $$ = make_str("else"); }
-		| END_TRANS						{ $$ = make_str("end"); }
+		| END_P						{ $$ = make_str("end"); }
 		| EXCEPT						{ $$ = make_str("except"); }
 		| FALSE_P						{ $$ = make_str("false"); }
 		| FOR							{ $$ = make_str("for"); }
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/test2.pgc b/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/test2.pgc
index c624de2625a87f371f2ce29d6c32352655c06759..b11ce408925445a41d754053d44e34fcc54697ed 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/test2.pgc
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/test2.pgc
@@ -23,14 +23,15 @@ exec sql begin declare section;
 	struct personal_indicator {	int ind_name;
 					birthinfo ind_birth;
 				  } ind_personal, *i;
-	float ind_married;
-	ind children;
 	ind ind_children;
-	char *married = NULL;
 	c testname="Petra";
 	char *query="select name, born, age, married, children from meskes where name = :var1";
 exec sql end declare section;
 
+	exec sql char *married = NULL;
+	exec sql float ind_married;
+	exec sql ind children;
+
 	exec sql var ind_married is long;
 
 	exec sql declare cur cursor for