--- DataObject.php.orig	Thu Oct  2 12:00:11 2003
+++ DataObject.php	Thu Oct  2 15:10:03 2003
@@ -721,7 +721,11 @@
             }
 
             if ($v & DB_DATAOBJECT_STR) {
-                $rightq .= $__DB->quote($this->$k) . " ";
+                $rightq .= $__DB->quote($this->$k);
+                if (is_array($this->_cast) && array_key_exists($k, $this->_cast)) {
+                    $rightq .= '::'.$this->_cast[$k];
+                }
+                $rightq .=  " ";
                 continue;
             }
             if (is_numeric($this->$k)) {
@@ -833,7 +837,11 @@
             }
 
             if ($v & DB_DATAOBJECT_STR) {
-                $settings .= $k .' = '. $__DB->quote($this->$k) . ' ';
+                $settings .= $k .' = '. $__DB->quote($this->$k);
+                if (is_array($this->_cast) && array_key_exists($k, $this->_cast)) {
+                    $settings .= '::'.$this->_cast[$k];
+                }
+                $settings .=  ' ';
                 continue;
             }
             if (is_numeric($this->$k)) {
@@ -1069,6 +1077,21 @@
         return substr($__DB->quote($string),1,-1);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Add a cast type for PostgreSQL
+     *
+     * The field $field will get '::{$type}' appended to it on insert/update
+     *
+     * @param  string  $field The field to cast
+     * @param  string  $type The type to cast $field as
+     * @access public
+     * @return void
+     */
+    function addCast($field, $type)
+    {
+        $this->_cast[$field] = $type;
+    }
+
     /* ==================================================== */
     /*        Major Private Vars                            */
     /* ==================================================== */
@@ -1153,6 +1176,14 @@
      * @var     integer
      */
     var $_DB_resultid; // database result object
+
+    /**
+     * PostgreSQL casts
+     *
+     * @access  private
+     * @var     array
+     */
+    var $_cast;
 
 
     /* =========================================================== */