diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/ChangeLog b/src/interfaces/ecpg/ChangeLog
index a601ee1eb8..03561b67ca 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/ChangeLog
@@ -1464,6 +1464,10 @@ Fri May 30 10:29:49 CEST 2003
 	- Synced parser.
 	- Added a dummy rule for EXEC SQL DESCRIBE that throws an error
 	  message.
+	  
+Fri May 30 15:19:39 CEST 2003
+
+	- Implemented prototype describe function.
 	- Some minor cleanup/bug fixing.
 	- Set ecpg version to 2.12.0.
 	- Set ecpg library to 3.4.2.
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/descriptor.c b/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/descriptor.c
index cf8ba3435d..0a5e5a7195 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/descriptor.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/descriptor.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* dynamic SQL support routines
  *
- * $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/descriptor.c,v 1.1 2003/03/16 10:42:53 meskes Exp $
+ * $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/descriptor.c,v 1.2 2003/05/30 13:22:02 meskes Exp $
  */
 
 #include "postgres_fe.h"
@@ -447,3 +447,10 @@ ECPGdescriptor_lvalue(int line, const char *descriptor)
 	ECPGraise(line, ECPG_UNKNOWN_DESCRIPTOR, (char *) descriptor);
 	return NULL;
 }
+
+bool
+ECPGdescribe(int line, bool input, const char *statement, ...)
+{
+	ECPGlog("ECPGdescribe called on line %d for %s in %s\n", line, (input) ? "input" : "output", statement);
+	return false;
+}
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/include/ecpglib.h b/src/interfaces/ecpg/include/ecpglib.h
index 195a464dd9..679ff1a763 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/include/ecpglib.h
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/include/ecpglib.h
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ void		ECPGraise(int line, int code, const char *str);
 bool		ECPGget_desc_header(int, char *, int *);
 bool		ECPGget_desc(int, char *, int,...);
 
+bool		ECPGdescribe(int, bool, const char *, ...);
+
 /* dynamic result allocation */
 void		ECPGfree_auto_mem(void);
 
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/output.c b/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/output.c
index 7e626b1971..57509ea809 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/output.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/output.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ output_simple_statement(char *cmd)
 	int			i,
 				j = strlen(cmd);;
 
-	/* do this char by char as we have to filter '\"' */
+	/* output this char by char as we have to filter '\"' */
 	for (i = 0; i < j; i++)
 	{
 		if (cmd[i] != '"')
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ output_statement(char *stmt, int mode, char *con)
 
 	fprintf(yyout, "{ ECPGdo(__LINE__, %s, \"", con ? con : "NULL");
 
-	/* do this char by char as we have to filter '\"' */
+	/* output this char by char as we have to filter '\"' */
 	for (i = 0; i < j; i++)
 	{
 		if (stmt[i] != '"')
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/preproc.y b/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/preproc.y
index cb24adbb5d..e58a749b04 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 1.226 2003/05/30 08:39:01 meskes Exp $ */
+/* $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/Attic/preproc.y,v 1.227 2003/05/30 13:22:02 meskes Exp $ */
 
 /* Copyright comment */
 %{
@@ -438,18 +438,17 @@ create_questionmarks(char *name, bool array)
 %type  <str>	ECPGFree ECPGDeclare ECPGVar opt_at enum_definition
 %type  <str>	struct_union_type s_struct_union vt_declarations 
 %type  <str>	var_declaration type_declaration single_vt_declaration
-%type  <str>	ECPGSetAutocommit on_off variable_declarations
+%type  <str>	ECPGSetAutocommit on_off variable_declarations ECPGDescribe
 %type  <str>	ECPGAllocateDescr ECPGDeallocateDescr symbol opt_output
 %type  <str>	ECPGGetDescriptorHeader ECPGColLabel single_var_declaration
 %type  <str>	reserved_keyword unreserved_keyword ecpg_interval
 %type  <str>	col_name_keyword func_name_keyword precision opt_scale
 %type  <str>	ECPGTypeName variablelist ECPGColLabelCommon c_variable
-%type  <str>	inf_val_list inf_col_list using_descriptor ECPGDescribe
-%type  <str>	into_descriptor 
+%type  <str>	inf_val_list inf_col_list using_descriptor into_descriptor 
 
 %type  <struct_union> s_struct_union_symbol
 
-%type  <descriptor> ECPGGetDescriptor
+%type  <descriptor> ECPGGetDescriptor 
 
 %type  <type_enum> simple_type signed_type unsigned_type
 
@@ -617,10 +616,12 @@ stmt:  AlterDatabaseSetStmt		{ output_statement($1, 0, connection); }
 		}
 		| ECPGDescribe
 		{
-			if (connection)
-				mmerror(PARSE_ERROR, ET_ERROR, "no at option for describe statement.\n");
-
-			fprintf(yyout, "{ /* ECPGdescribe(__LINE__, %s) */;", $1);
+			fprintf(yyout, "{ ECPGdescribe(__LINE__, %s,", $1);
+			dump_variables(argsresult, 1);
+			fputs("ECPGt_EORT);", yyout);
+			fprintf(yyout, "}");
+			output_line_number();
+				
 			/* whenever_action(2); */
 			free($1);
 		}
@@ -5186,18 +5187,18 @@ ECPGPrepare: PREPARE name FROM execstring
  */
 ECPGDescribe: SQL_DESCRIBE INPUT_P name using_descriptor 
 	{ 
-		mmerror(PARSE_ERROR, ET_ERROR, "using unsupported describe statement.\n");
-		$$ = cat_str(3, make_str("input"), $3, $4);
+		mmerror(PARSE_ERROR, ET_WARNING, "using unsupported describe statement.\n");
+		$$ = cat_str(3, make_str("1, ECPGprepared_statement(\""), $3, make_str("\")"));
 	}
 	| SQL_DESCRIBE opt_output name using_descriptor
 	{
-		mmerror(PARSE_ERROR, ET_ERROR, "using unsupported describe statement.\n");
-		$$ = cat_str(3, $2, $3, $4);
+		mmerror(PARSE_ERROR, ET_WARNING, "using unsupported describe statement.\n");
+		$$ = cat_str(3, make_str("0, ECPGprepared_statement(\""), $3, make_str("\")"));
 	}
 	| SQL_DESCRIBE opt_output name into_descriptor
 	{
-		mmerror(PARSE_ERROR, ET_ERROR, "using unsupported describe statement.\n");
-		$$ = cat_str(3, $2, $3, $4);
+		mmerror(PARSE_ERROR, ET_WARNING, "using unsupported describe statement.\n");
+		$$ = cat_str(3, make_str("0, ECPGprepared_statement(\""), $3, make_str("\")"));
 	}
 	;