Index: main.c
===================================================================
--- main.c	(révision 44038)
+++ main.c	(copie de travail)
@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@
     dbString stmt, dbstr;
     dbDriver *driver, *to_driver;
     int *catexist, ncatexist, *cex;
-    char buf1[2000], buf2[2000];
+    char buf1[2000], buf2[2000], to_attr_sqltype[256];
     int update_ok, update_err, update_exist, update_notexist, update_dupl,
-	update_notfound;
+	update_notfound, sqltype;
     struct ilist *List;
     BOUND_BOX box;
     dbCatValArray cvarr;
@@ -397,9 +397,17 @@
 	    G_fatal_error(_("Unable to open database <%s> by driver <%s>"),
 			  toFi->database, toFi->driver);
 
-	/* check if to_column exists */
+	/* check if to_column exists and get its SQL type*/
 	db_get_column(to_driver, toFi->table, to_column_opt->answer, &column);
 	if (column) {
+            sqltype = db_get_column_sqltype(column);
+            switch(sqltype) {
+                 case DB_SQL_TYPE_CHARACTER:
+	              sprintf(to_attr_sqltype, "VARCHAR(%d)", db_get_column_length(column));
+                      break;
+                 default:
+	         sprintf(to_attr_sqltype, "%s", db_sqltype_name(sqltype));
+            }
 	    db_free_column(column);
 	    column = NULL;
 	}
@@ -807,6 +815,9 @@
 	    case TO_ALONG:
 	    case TO_ANGLE:
 		sprintf(buf2, "%s double precision", Upload[j].column);
+                break;
+            case TO_ATTR:
+		sprintf(buf2, "%s %s", Upload[j].column, to_attr_sqltype);
 	    }
 	    db_append_string(&stmt, buf2);
 	    j++;