diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/ecpg.trailer b/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/ecpg.trailer
index a362aff6e717e62d43a7e64e72373004eaa5a936..35bbe5414efe8e592b3c4a4ae8ab79530f7321ba 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/ecpg.trailer
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/ecpg.trailer
@@ -877,8 +877,8 @@ variable: opt_pointer ECPGColLabel opt_array_bounds opt_bit_field opt_initialize
 						mmerror(PARSE_ERROR, ET_ERROR, "pointers to varchar are not implemented");
 
 					/* make sure varchar struct name is unique by adding a unique counter to its definition */
-					vcn = (char *) mm_alloc(strlen($2) + sizeof(int) * CHAR_BIT * 10 / 3);
-					sprintf(vcn, "%s_%d", $2, varchar_counter);
+					vcn = (char *) mm_alloc(sizeof(int) * CHAR_BIT * 10 / 3);
+					sprintf(vcn, "%d", varchar_counter);
 					if (strcmp(dimension, "0") == 0)
 						$$ = cat_str(7, make2_str(mm_strdup(" struct varchar_"), vcn), mm_strdup(" { int len; char arr["), mm_strdup(length), mm_strdup("]; } *"), mm_strdup($2), $4, $5);
 					else
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/type.c b/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/type.c
index 9934105c3440ce42078aee47d252c52684e43c40..ff1224754ea8529971ec022295c71b0689b39448 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/type.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/type.c
@@ -375,8 +375,6 @@ ECPGdump_a_simple(FILE *o, const char *name, enum ECPGttype type,
 	{
 		char	   *variable = (char *) mm_alloc(strlen(name) + ((prefix == NULL) ? 0 : strlen(prefix)) + 4);
 		char	   *offset = (char *) mm_alloc(strlen(name) + strlen("sizeof(struct varchar_)") + 1 + strlen(varcharsize) + sizeof(int) * CHAR_BIT * 10 / 3);
-		char	   *var_name,
-				   *ptr;
 
 		switch (type)
 		{
@@ -398,16 +396,11 @@ ECPGdump_a_simple(FILE *o, const char *name, enum ECPGttype type,
 				else
 					sprintf(variable, "&(%s%s)", prefix ? prefix : "", name);
 
-				/* remove trailing [] is name is array element */
-				var_name = mm_strdup(name);
-				ptr = strchr(var_name, '[');
-				if (ptr)
-					*ptr = '\0';
+				/* If we created a varchar structure atomatically, counter is greater than 0. */
 				if (counter)
-					sprintf(offset, "sizeof(struct varchar_%s_%d)", var_name, counter);
+					sprintf(offset, "sizeof(struct varchar_%d)", counter);
 				else
-					sprintf(offset, "sizeof(struct varchar_%s)", var_name);
-				free(var_name);
+					sprintf(offset, "sizeof(struct varchar)");
 				break;
 			case ECPGt_char:
 			case ECPGt_unsigned_char:
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/type.h b/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/type.h
index 68e0d1aa2021515670fcd9d90eff292da770305d..b7768fd66146e16547f385d30272e2a42e4d6832 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/type.h
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/type.h
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ struct ECPGtype
 /* Everything is malloced. */
 void		ECPGmake_struct_member(char *, struct ECPGtype *, struct ECPGstruct_member **);
 struct ECPGtype *ECPGmake_simple_type(enum ECPGttype, char *, int);
-struct ECPGtype *ECPGmake_varchar_type(enum ECPGttype, long);
 struct ECPGtype *ECPGmake_array_type(struct ECPGtype *, char *);
 struct ECPGtype *ECPGmake_struct_type(struct ECPGstruct_member *, enum ECPGttype, char *, char *);
 struct ECPGstruct_member *ECPGstruct_member_dup(struct ECPGstruct_member *);
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/preproc-array_of_struct.c b/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/preproc-array_of_struct.c
index 5579ed4132ed709d9c4803885889b4da88a60db4..9bb09cc38f46bc38dc741100909cab80d5fb6655 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/preproc-array_of_struct.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/preproc-array_of_struct.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 typedef  struct { 
 #line 12 "array_of_struct.pgc"
-  struct varchar_name_1  { int len; char arr[ 50 ]; }  name ;
+  struct varchar_1  { int len; char arr[ 50 ]; }  name ;
  
 #line 13 "array_of_struct.pgc"
  int phone ;
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ int main()
              
        typedef struct { 
 #line 30 "array_of_struct.pgc"
-  struct varchar_name_2  { int len; char arr[ 50 ]; }  name ;
+  struct varchar_2  { int len; char arr[ 50 ]; }  name ;
  
 #line 31 "array_of_struct.pgc"
  int phone ;
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ int main()
 #line 38 "array_of_struct.pgc"
  struct customer3 { 
 #line 36 "array_of_struct.pgc"
-  struct varchar_name_3  { int len; char arr[ 50 ]; }  name ;
+  struct varchar_3  { int len; char arr[ 50 ]; }  name ;
  
 #line 37 "array_of_struct.pgc"
  int phone ;
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ int main()
 #line 43 "array_of_struct.pgc"
  struct customer4 { 
 #line 41 "array_of_struct.pgc"
-  struct varchar_name_4  { int len; char arr[ 50 ]; }  name ;
+  struct varchar_4  { int len; char arr[ 50 ]; }  name ;
  
 #line 42 "array_of_struct.pgc"
  int phone ;
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ int main()
  int r ;
  
 #line 45 "array_of_struct.pgc"
-  struct varchar_onlyname_5  { int len; char arr[ 50 ]; }  onlyname [ 2 ] ;
+  struct varchar_5  { int len; char arr[ 50 ]; }  onlyname [ 2 ] ;
 /* exec sql end declare section */
 #line 46 "array_of_struct.pgc"
 
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ if (sqlca.sqlcode < 0) sqlprint();}
     }
 
     { ECPGdo(__LINE__, 0, 1, NULL, 0, ECPGst_normal, "select * from customers limit 1", ECPGt_EOIT, 
-	ECPGt_varchar,&(custs4.name),(long)50,(long)1,sizeof(struct varchar_name_4), 
+	ECPGt_varchar,&(custs4.name),(long)50,(long)1,sizeof(struct varchar_4), 
 	ECPGt_short,&(inds[0].name_ind),(long)1,(long)1,sizeof(short), 
 	ECPGt_int,&(custs4.phone),(long)1,(long)1,sizeof(int), 
 	ECPGt_short,&(inds[0].phone_ind),(long)1,(long)1,sizeof(short), ECPGt_EORT);
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ if (sqlca.sqlcode < 0) sqlprint();}
     printf( "phone - %d\n", custs4.phone );
 
     { ECPGdo(__LINE__, 0, 1, NULL, 0, ECPGst_normal, "select c from customers limit 2", ECPGt_EOIT, 
-	ECPGt_varchar,(onlyname),(long)50,(long)2,sizeof(struct varchar_onlyname_5), 
+	ECPGt_varchar,(onlyname),(long)50,(long)2,sizeof(struct varchar_5), 
 	ECPGt_NO_INDICATOR, NULL , 0L, 0L, 0L, ECPGt_EORT);
 #line 85 "array_of_struct.pgc"
 
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/preproc-cursor.c b/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/preproc-cursor.c
index 84ba020108a3fbd49b6fdbef3b6dc6d39f5470cb..150fc9a2433b70e09ab87c4a76b808f1b2d8d076 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/preproc-cursor.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/preproc-cursor.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ main (void)
  char * curname3 = CURNAME ;
  
 #line 27 "cursor.pgc"
-  struct varchar_curname4_1  { int len; char arr[ 50 ]; }  curname4 ;
+  struct varchar_1  { int len; char arr[ 50 ]; }  curname4 ;
  
 #line 28 "cursor.pgc"
  char * curname5 = CURNAME ;
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ if (sqlca.sqlcode < 0) exit (1);}
 
 	strcpy(msg, "open");
 	{ ECPGdo(__LINE__, 0, 1, "test1", 0, ECPGst_normal, "declare $0 cursor for $1", 
-	ECPGt_varchar,&(curname4),(long)50,(long)1,sizeof(struct varchar_curname4_1), 
+	ECPGt_varchar,&(curname4),(long)50,(long)1,sizeof(struct varchar_1), 
 	ECPGt_NO_INDICATOR, NULL , 0L, 0L, 0L, 
 	ECPGt_char_variable,(ECPGprepared_statement("test1", "st_id2", __LINE__)),(long)1,(long)1,(1)*sizeof(char), 
 	ECPGt_NO_INDICATOR, NULL , 0L, 0L, 0L, ECPGt_EOIT, ECPGt_EORT);
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ if (sqlca.sqlcode < 0) exit (1);}
 
 	strcpy(msg, "fetch from");
 	{ ECPGdo(__LINE__, 0, 1, "test1", 0, ECPGst_normal, "fetch from $0", 
-	ECPGt_varchar,&(curname4),(long)50,(long)1,sizeof(struct varchar_curname4_1), 
+	ECPGt_varchar,&(curname4),(long)50,(long)1,sizeof(struct varchar_1), 
 	ECPGt_NO_INDICATOR, NULL , 0L, 0L, 0L, ECPGt_EOIT, 
 	ECPGt_int,&(id),(long)1,(long)1,sizeof(int), 
 	ECPGt_NO_INDICATOR, NULL , 0L, 0L, 0L, 
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ if (sqlca.sqlcode < 0) exit (1);}
 
 	strcpy(msg, "fetch");
 	{ ECPGdo(__LINE__, 0, 1, "test1", 0, ECPGst_normal, "fetch $0", 
-	ECPGt_varchar,&(curname4),(long)50,(long)1,sizeof(struct varchar_curname4_1), 
+	ECPGt_varchar,&(curname4),(long)50,(long)1,sizeof(struct varchar_1), 
 	ECPGt_NO_INDICATOR, NULL , 0L, 0L, 0L, ECPGt_EOIT, 
 	ECPGt_int,&(id),(long)1,(long)1,sizeof(int), 
 	ECPGt_NO_INDICATOR, NULL , 0L, 0L, 0L, 
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ if (sqlca.sqlcode < 0) exit (1);}
 
 	strcpy(msg, "fetch 1 from");
 	{ ECPGdo(__LINE__, 0, 1, "test1", 0, ECPGst_normal, "fetch 1 from $0", 
-	ECPGt_varchar,&(curname4),(long)50,(long)1,sizeof(struct varchar_curname4_1), 
+	ECPGt_varchar,&(curname4),(long)50,(long)1,sizeof(struct varchar_1), 
 	ECPGt_NO_INDICATOR, NULL , 0L, 0L, 0L, ECPGt_EOIT, 
 	ECPGt_int,&(id),(long)1,(long)1,sizeof(int), 
 	ECPGt_NO_INDICATOR, NULL , 0L, 0L, 0L, 
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ if (sqlca.sqlcode < 0) exit (1);}
 	{ ECPGdo(__LINE__, 0, 1, "test1", 0, ECPGst_normal, "fetch $0 from $0", 
 	ECPGt_int,&(count),(long)1,(long)1,sizeof(int), 
 	ECPGt_NO_INDICATOR, NULL , 0L, 0L, 0L, 
-	ECPGt_varchar,&(curname4),(long)50,(long)1,sizeof(struct varchar_curname4_1), 
+	ECPGt_varchar,&(curname4),(long)50,(long)1,sizeof(struct varchar_1), 
 	ECPGt_NO_INDICATOR, NULL , 0L, 0L, 0L, ECPGt_EOIT, 
 	ECPGt_int,&(id),(long)1,(long)1,sizeof(int), 
 	ECPGt_NO_INDICATOR, NULL , 0L, 0L, 0L, 
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ if (sqlca.sqlcode < 0) exit (1);}
 
 	strcpy(msg, "move");
 	{ ECPGdo(__LINE__, 0, 1, "test1", 0, ECPGst_normal, "move absolute 0 $0", 
-	ECPGt_varchar,&(curname4),(long)50,(long)1,sizeof(struct varchar_curname4_1), 
+	ECPGt_varchar,&(curname4),(long)50,(long)1,sizeof(struct varchar_1), 
 	ECPGt_NO_INDICATOR, NULL , 0L, 0L, 0L, ECPGt_EOIT, ECPGt_EORT);
 #line 226 "cursor.pgc"
 
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ if (sqlca.sqlcode < 0) exit (1);}
 
 	strcpy(msg, "fetch 1");
 	{ ECPGdo(__LINE__, 0, 1, "test1", 0, ECPGst_normal, "fetch 1 $0", 
-	ECPGt_varchar,&(curname4),(long)50,(long)1,sizeof(struct varchar_curname4_1), 
+	ECPGt_varchar,&(curname4),(long)50,(long)1,sizeof(struct varchar_1), 
 	ECPGt_NO_INDICATOR, NULL , 0L, 0L, 0L, ECPGt_EOIT, 
 	ECPGt_int,&(id),(long)1,(long)1,sizeof(int), 
 	ECPGt_NO_INDICATOR, NULL , 0L, 0L, 0L, 
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ if (sqlca.sqlcode < 0) exit (1);}
 	{ ECPGdo(__LINE__, 0, 1, "test1", 0, ECPGst_normal, "fetch $0 $0", 
 	ECPGt_int,&(count),(long)1,(long)1,sizeof(int), 
 	ECPGt_NO_INDICATOR, NULL , 0L, 0L, 0L, 
-	ECPGt_varchar,&(curname4),(long)50,(long)1,sizeof(struct varchar_curname4_1), 
+	ECPGt_varchar,&(curname4),(long)50,(long)1,sizeof(struct varchar_1), 
 	ECPGt_NO_INDICATOR, NULL , 0L, 0L, 0L, ECPGt_EOIT, 
 	ECPGt_int,&(id),(long)1,(long)1,sizeof(int), 
 	ECPGt_NO_INDICATOR, NULL , 0L, 0L, 0L, 
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ if (sqlca.sqlcode < 0) exit (1);}
 
 	strcpy(msg, "close");
 	{ ECPGdo(__LINE__, 0, 1, "test1", 0, ECPGst_normal, "close $0", 
-	ECPGt_varchar,&(curname4),(long)50,(long)1,sizeof(struct varchar_curname4_1), 
+	ECPGt_varchar,&(curname4),(long)50,(long)1,sizeof(struct varchar_1), 
 	ECPGt_NO_INDICATOR, NULL , 0L, 0L, 0L, ECPGt_EOIT, ECPGt_EORT);
 #line 238 "cursor.pgc"
 
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/preproc-type.c b/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/preproc-type.c
index c18cfd675b4ff14e357895d74ce51284179551c5..f913158ff92d7af1b59d10f36adf82e85cff1667 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/preproc-type.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/preproc-type.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ main (void)
  c ptr = NULL ;
  
 #line 36 "type.pgc"
- struct varchar_vc { 
+ struct varchar { 
 #line 34 "type.pgc"
  int len ;
  
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ main (void)
 	ECPGt_NO_INDICATOR, NULL , 0L, 0L, 0L, 
 	ECPGt_char,&(ptr),(long)0,(long)1,(1)*sizeof(char), 
 	ECPGt_NO_INDICATOR, NULL , 0L, 0L, 0L, 
-	ECPGt_varchar,&(vc),(long)10,(long)1,sizeof(struct varchar_vc), 
+	ECPGt_varchar,&(vc),(long)10,(long)1,sizeof(struct varchar), 
 	ECPGt_NO_INDICATOR, NULL , 0L, 0L, 0L, ECPGt_EORT);}
 #line 68 "type.pgc"
 
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/preproc-variable.c b/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/preproc-variable.c
index ca3032faca7df8341c1ef454bd562b66e25ea26b..32e9778ee686a7d5a5d3516e2b494f47fd32f4e6 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/preproc-variable.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/preproc-variable.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ main (void)
 #line 27 "variable.pgc"
  struct personal_struct { 
 #line 25 "variable.pgc"
-  struct varchar_name_1  { int len; char arr[ BUFFERSIZ ]; }  name ;
+  struct varchar_1  { int len; char arr[ BUFFERSIZ ]; }  name ;
  
 #line 26 "variable.pgc"
  struct birthinfo birth ;
@@ -94,10 +94,10 @@ main (void)
  ind ind_children ;
  struct t1 { 
 #line 32 "variable.pgc"
-  struct varchar_name_2  { int len; char arr[ BUFFERSIZ ]; }  name ;
+  struct varchar_2  { int len; char arr[ BUFFERSIZ ]; }  name ;
  } ; struct t2 { 
 #line 32 "variable.pgc"
-  struct varchar_name_3  { int len; char arr[ BUFFERSIZ ]; }  name ;
+  struct varchar_3  { int len; char arr[ BUFFERSIZ ]; }  name ;
  } ;/* exec sql end declare section */
 #line 33 "variable.pgc"
 
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ if (sqlca.sqlcode < 0) exit (1);}
 	while (1) {
 		strcpy(msg, "fetch");
 		{ ECPGdo(__LINE__, 0, 1, NULL, 0, ECPGst_normal, "fetch cur", ECPGt_EOIT, 
-	ECPGt_varchar,&(p->name),(long)BUFFERSIZ,(long)1,sizeof(struct varchar_name_1), 
+	ECPGt_varchar,&(p->name),(long)BUFFERSIZ,(long)1,sizeof(struct varchar_1), 
 	ECPGt_int,&(i->ind_name),(long)1,(long)1,sizeof(int), 
 	ECPGt_long,&(p->birth.born),(long)1,(long)1,sizeof(long), 
 	ECPGt_long,&(i->ind_birth.born),(long)1,(long)1,sizeof(long), 
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/preproc/type.pgc b/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/preproc/type.pgc
index 461401c8ee83f5df7b3f22b7baa0a1673fb47780..359a7f49a0cc2bd33f7ce5c9ba51b1b545b841e0 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/preproc/type.pgc
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/preproc/type.pgc
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ main (void)
   struct TBempl empl;
   string str;
   c ptr = NULL;
-  struct varchar_vc
+  struct varchar
   {
   	int len;
 	char text[10];