Index: accumulated_patches.patch
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--- accumulated_patches.patch	(revision 276059)
+++ accumulated_patches.patch	(revision 276060)
@@ -113,3 +113,30 @@
          functionMap.put("character", character);
          functionMap.put("concat", concat);
          functionMap.put("cot", cot);
+--- misc/hsqldb/src/org/hsqldb/Table.java	2007-10-19 23:59:07.000000000 +0200
++++ misc/build/hsqldb/src/org/hsqldb/Table.java	2009-09-11 13:45:42.939231519 +0200
+@@ -149,10 +149,10 @@
+     Constraint[]      constraintList;                 // constrainst for the table
+     HsqlArrayList[]   triggerLists;                   // array of trigger lists
+     private int[]     colTypes;                       // fredt - types of columns
+-    private int[]     colSizes;                       // fredt - copy of SIZE values for columns
++    int[]     	      colSizes;                       // fredt - copy of SIZE values for columns
+     private int[]     colScales;                      // fredt - copy of SCALE values for columns
+     private boolean[] colNullable;                    // fredt - modified copy of isNullable() values
+-    private Expression[] colDefaults;                 // fredt - expressions of DEFAULT values
++    Expression[] 	  colDefaults;                 // fredt - expressions of DEFAULT values
+     private int[]        defaultColumnMap;            // fred - holding 0,1,2,3,...
+     private boolean      hasDefaultValues;            //fredt - shortcut for above
+     boolean              sqlEnforceSize;              // inherited from the database -
+--- misc/hsqldb/src/org/hsqldb/TableWorks.java	2007-01-14 06:48:16.000000000 +0100
++++ misc/build/hsqldb/src/org/hsqldb/TableWorks.java	2009-09-11 13:47:50.328667463 +0200
+@@ -670,7 +670,8 @@
+             // default expressions can change
+             oldCol.setType(newCol);
+             oldCol.setDefaultExpression(newCol.getDefaultExpression());
+-            table.setColumnTypeVars(colIndex);
++			table.colSizes[colIndex]    = oldCol.getSize();
++            table.colDefaults[colIndex] = oldCol.getDefaultExpression();
+             table.resetDefaultsFlag();
+ 
+             return;