diff --git a/manifest b/manifest
index 823fad00db..06fbfbb137 100644
--- a/manifest
+++ b/manifest
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-C Incremental\swork\son\sparsing/storing\sand\sinvoking\sthe\sxCreate\scallback\sfor\svirtual\stables.\s(CVS\s3212)
-D 2006-06-12T06:09:18
+C Add\sfirst\scut\sof\ssqlite3_declare_vtab().\sNot\sat\sall\swell\stested\syet.\s(CVS\s3213)
+D 2006-06-12T11:24:37
 F Makefile.in 56fd6261e83f60724e6dcd764e06ab68cbd53909
 F Makefile.linux-gcc 74ba0eadf88748a9ce3fd03d2a3ede2e6715baec
 F README 9c4e2d6706bdcc3efdd773ce752a8cdab4f90028
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ F src/attach.c 27a31d3b89d7ebb5b358847607b1ec795384123c
 F src/auth.c 9ae84d2d94eb96195e04515715e08e85963e96c2
 F src/btree.c ed343b3dbcbc7da9ac481ef2b98c4239fe6d9629
 F src/btree.h 40055cfc09defd1146bc5b922399c035f969e56d
-F src/build.c f541d3e9afed5eb8a397353b2b54c23d8d531e97
+F src/build.c a72a709541c62402665e053e2e173dfdc62ce049
 F src/callback.c fd9bb39f7ff6b52bad8365617abc61c720640429
 F src/complete.c 7d1a44be8f37de125fcafd3d3a018690b3799675
 F src/date.c cd2bd5d1ebc6fa12d6312f69789ae5b0a2766f2e
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ F src/random.c d40f8d356cecbd351ccfab6eaedd7ec1b54f5261
 F src/select.c 38eda11d950ed5e631ea9054f84a4a8b9e9b39d8
 F src/server.c 087b92a39d883e3fa113cae259d64e4c7438bc96
 F src/shell.c b9eb3ed4d3ab41fbf630eabb602f3c9d20fc737a
-F src/sqlite.h.in ca30260d7815ee68be410e1fa0bd1f131c86cf10
+F src/sqlite.h.in cad97e59cfad8337f9f43ea9662714a256ca80b2
 F src/sqlite3ext.h 127bd394c8eea481f2ac9b754bf399dbfc818b75
-F src/sqliteInt.h 4ac8c35fec748b1886bed00f1086fa2520faea80
+F src/sqliteInt.h ef7b936e38858c98c35ab3cad55eea0859c64a94
 F src/table.c f64ec4fbfe333f8df925bc6ba494f55e05b0e75e
 F src/tclsqlite.c 0b2a04cfc1b4298adfbe90a754cfbbe207aca11a
 F src/test1.c 88291fa6674dcd409b1c9d76d3119151d4b81a50
@@ -84,11 +84,11 @@ F src/test4.c 8b784cd82de158a2317cb4ac4bc86f91ad315e25
 F src/test5.c 7162f8526affb771c4ed256826eee7bb9eca265f
 F src/test6.c 60a02961ceb7b3edc25f5dc5c1ac2556622a76de
 F src/test7.c 03fa8d787f6aebc6d1f72504d52f33013ad2c8e3
-F src/test8.c c1a91a3307e4d8d8a46211498111d1c5778b9294
+F src/test8.c 9eb1d2e41b81df15952ee8ee54f95fa214f8813e
 F src/test_async.c e3deaedd4d86a56391b81808fde9e44fbd92f1d3
 F src/test_md5.c 6c42bc0a3c0b54be34623ff77a0eec32b2fa96e3
 F src/test_server.c a6460daed0b92ecbc2531b6dc73717470e7a648c
-F src/tokenize.c 279c62792222e0ae6efc4f7609bc47301dde1ef3
+F src/tokenize.c 6ebcafa6622839968dda4418a7b6945f277a128f
 F src/trigger.c 48bbb94c11954c8e132efcc04478efe8304c4196
 F src/update.c 0186f09414a6578156d40666becc964f85c2a616
 F src/utf.c ab81ac59084ff1c07d421eb1a0a84ec809603b44
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ F src/vdbeapi.c 7dc662e7c905ce666bb506dced932e0307115cbf
 F src/vdbeaux.c 4002e6b19d7c9719cb81f9797316b9ad118e4370
 F src/vdbefifo.c 9efb94c8c3f4c979ebd0028219483f88e57584f5
 F src/vdbemem.c 5f0afe3b92bb2c037f8d5d697f7c151fa50783a3
-F src/vtab.c 6872f6a6ca33aac85b62bcd66d883f4deffab00d
+F src/vtab.c 36778506d9af9b750e01eeea1e116f3c80b7fa01
 F src/where.c 3dc5269ba552c0db39247f6bbc98b312ae786863
 F tclinstaller.tcl 046e3624671962dc50f0481d7c25b38ef803eb42
 F test/aggerror.test a867e273ef9e3d7919f03ef4f0e8c0d2767944f2
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ F test/vacuum.test 37f998b841cb335397c26d9bbc3457182af2565f
 F test/vacuum2.test 5aea8c88a65cb29f7d175296e7c819c6158d838c
 F test/varint.test ab7b110089a08b9926ed7390e7e97bdefeb74102
 F test/view.test 16e2774fe35e47a07ac4471b7f0bcc948b1aa6d5
-F test/vtab1.test 5bf2bebe96272953928596b256cefb21d9c765b1
+F test/vtab1.test 5c7f4a2a53f3894d571239099c0253e27263cc84
 F test/where.test ee7c9a6659b07e1ee61177f6e7ff71565ee2c9df
 F test/where2.test a16476a5913e75cf65b38f2daa6157a6b7791394
 F test/where3.test 3b5ad2c58069e12be2bd86bc5e211a82810521aa
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ F www/tclsqlite.tcl bb0d1357328a42b1993d78573e587c6dcbc964b9
 F www/vdbe.tcl 87a31ace769f20d3627a64fa1fade7fed47b90d0
 F www/version3.tcl 890248cf7b70e60c383b0e84d77d5132b3ead42b
 F www/whentouse.tcl 97e2b5cd296f7d8057e11f44427dea8a4c2db513
-P 898ec36b4102aaa03979f8f5c510936e57e2ae48
-R fd0d79bfdfee01e76c00d486659426af
+P 8ffbab79d5a76dea0f87cf551d5b6ad4f0fab337
+R 26c5c53e0c5dda8d367ac8454cb93c3e
 U danielk1977
-Z 21ad209dbac4dc09cf972c3f2b10f101
+Z dfbf7809fd6098db180fe009efbe7300
diff --git a/manifest.uuid b/manifest.uuid
index adbc054d49..4d6107d6e8 100644
--- a/manifest.uuid
+++ b/manifest.uuid
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8ffbab79d5a76dea0f87cf551d5b6ad4f0fab337
\ No newline at end of file
+bbeb93b5bb26ba83ee7b7ae439ca5ceebebac9a0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/build.c b/src/build.c
index 0be7c92f94..b9fa185d59 100644
--- a/src/build.c
+++ b/src/build.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 **     COMMIT
 **     ROLLBACK
 **
-** $Id: build.c,v 1.396 2006/06/11 23:41:55 drh Exp $
+** $Id: build.c,v 1.397 2006/06/12 11:24:37 danielk1977 Exp $
 */
 #include "sqliteInt.h"
 #include <ctype.h>
@@ -782,22 +782,28 @@ void sqlite3StartTable(
 
   /* Make sure the new table name does not collide with an existing
   ** index or table name in the same database.  Issue an error message if
-  ** it does.
+  ** it does. The exception is if the statement being parsed was passed
+  ** to an sqlite3_declare_vtab() call. In that case only the column names
+  ** and types will be used, so there is no need to test for namespace
+  ** collisions.
   */
-  if( SQLITE_OK!=sqlite3ReadSchema(pParse) ){
-    goto begin_table_error;
-  }
-  pTable = sqlite3FindTable(db, zName, db->aDb[iDb].zName);
-  if( pTable ){
-    if( !noErr ){
-      sqlite3ErrorMsg(pParse, "table %T already exists", pName);
+  if( !IN_DECLARE_VTAB ){
+    if( SQLITE_OK!=sqlite3ReadSchema(pParse) ){
+      goto begin_table_error;
+    }
+    pTable = sqlite3FindTable(db, zName, db->aDb[iDb].zName);
+    if( pTable ){
+      if( !noErr ){
+        sqlite3ErrorMsg(pParse, "table %T already exists", pName);
+      }
+      goto begin_table_error;
+    }
+    if( sqlite3FindIndex(db, zName, 0)!=0 && (iDb==0 || !db->init.busy) ){
+      sqlite3ErrorMsg(pParse, "there is already an index named %s", zName);
+      goto begin_table_error;
     }
-    goto begin_table_error;
-  }
-  if( sqlite3FindIndex(db, zName, 0)!=0 && (iDb==0 || !db->init.busy) ){
-    sqlite3ErrorMsg(pParse, "there is already an index named %s", zName);
-    goto begin_table_error;
   }
+
   pTable = sqliteMalloc( sizeof(Table) );
   if( pTable==0 ){
     pParse->rc = SQLITE_NOMEM;
@@ -1649,6 +1655,9 @@ int sqlite3ViewGetColumnNames(Parse *pParse, Table *pTable){
   ** already known.
   */
   if( pTable->nCol>0 ) return 0;
+#ifndef SQLITE_OMIT_VIRTUALTABLE
+  if( pTable->isVirtual ) return 0;
+#endif
 
   /* A negative nCol is a special marker meaning that we are currently
   ** trying to compute the column names.  If we enter this routine with
diff --git a/src/sqlite.h.in b/src/sqlite.h.in
index 3f8a6d7be9..ecd8450bc0 100644
--- a/src/sqlite.h.in
+++ b/src/sqlite.h.in
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 ** This header file defines the interface that the SQLite library
 ** presents to client programs.
 **
-** @(#) $Id: sqlite.h.in,v 1.168 2006/06/11 23:41:56 drh Exp $
+** @(#) $Id: sqlite.h.in,v 1.169 2006/06/12 11:24:37 danielk1977 Exp $
 */
 #ifndef _SQLITE3_H_
 #define _SQLITE3_H_
@@ -1575,6 +1575,7 @@ int sqlite3_create_module(
   const sqlite3_module *
 );
 
+int sqlite3_declare_vtab(sqlite3*, const char *zCreateTable);
 
 /*
 ** Undo the hack that converts floating point types to integer for
diff --git a/src/sqliteInt.h b/src/sqliteInt.h
index de904fb3b9..efd588b346 100644
--- a/src/sqliteInt.h
+++ b/src/sqliteInt.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 *************************************************************************
 ** Internal interface definitions for SQLite.
 **
-** @(#) $Id: sqliteInt.h,v 1.498 2006/06/12 06:09:18 danielk1977 Exp $
+** @(#) $Id: sqliteInt.h,v 1.499 2006/06/12 11:24:37 danielk1977 Exp $
 */
 #ifndef _SQLITEINT_H_
 #define _SQLITEINT_H_
@@ -492,6 +492,7 @@ struct sqlite3 {
 #endif
 #ifndef SQLITE_OMIT_VIRTUALTABLE
   Hash aModule;                 /* populated by sqlite3_create_module() */
+  Table *pVTab;                 /* vtab with active Connect/Create method */
 #endif
   Hash aFunc;                   /* All functions that can be in SQL exprs */
   Hash aCollSeq;                /* All collating sequences */
@@ -1283,9 +1284,16 @@ struct Parse {
   int nArgAlloc;            /* Number of bytes allocated for zArg[] */
   int nArgUsed;             /* Number of bytes of zArg[] used so far */
   char *zArg;               /* Complete text of a module argument */
+  u8 declareVtab;           /* True if inside sqlite3_declare_vtab() */
 #endif
 };
 
+#ifdef SQLITE_OMIT_VIRTUALTABLE
+  #define IN_DECLARE_VTAB 0
+#else
+  #define IN_DECLARE_VTAB (pParse->declareVtab)
+#endif
+
 /*
 ** An instance of the following structure can be declared on a stack and used
 ** to save the Parse.zAuthContext value so that it can be restored later.
@@ -1791,6 +1799,7 @@ void sqlite3VtabFinishParse(Parse*, Token*);
 void sqlite3VtabArgInit(Parse*);
 void sqlite3VtabArgExtend(Parse*, Token*);
 int sqlite3VtabCallCreate(sqlite3*, int, const char *, char **);
+int sqlite3VtabCallConnect(Parse*, Table*);
 
 #ifdef SQLITE_SSE
 #include "sseInt.h"
diff --git a/src/test8.c b/src/test8.c
index 97e8483460..b976f84e39 100644
--- a/src/test8.c
+++ b/src/test8.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 ** is not included in the SQLite library.  It is used for automated
 ** testing of the SQLite library.
 **
-** $Id: test8.c,v 1.2 2006/06/12 06:09:19 danielk1977 Exp $
+** $Id: test8.c,v 1.3 2006/06/12 11:24:37 danielk1977 Exp $
 */
 #include "sqliteInt.h"
 #include "tcl.h"
@@ -30,6 +30,44 @@ static void appendToEchoModule(const sqlite3_module *pModule, const char *zArg){
   Tcl_SetVar((Tcl_Interp *)(pModule->pAux), "echo_module", zArg, flags);
 }
 
+/*
+** This function is called from within the echo-modules xCreate and
+** xConnect methods. The argc and argv arguments are copies of those 
+** passed to the calling method. This function is responsible for
+** calling sqlite3_declare_vtab() to declare the schema of the virtual
+** table being created or connected.
+**
+** If the constructor was passed just one argument, i.e.:
+**
+**   CREATE TABLE t1 AS echo(t2);
+**
+** Then t2 is assumed to be the name of a *real* database table. The
+** schema of the virtual table is declared by passing a copy of the 
+** CREATE TABLE statement for the real table to sqlite3_declare_vtab().
+** Hence, the virtual table should have exactly the same column names and 
+** types as the real table.
+*/
+static int echoDeclareVtab(sqlite3 *db, int argc, char **argv){
+  int rc = SQLITE_OK;
+
+  if( argc==2 ){
+    sqlite3_stmt *pStmt = 0;
+    sqlite3_prepare(db, 
+        "SELECT sql FROM sqlite_master WHERE type = 'table' AND name = ?",
+        -1, &pStmt, 0);
+    sqlite3_bind_text(pStmt, 1, argv[1], -1, 0);
+    if( sqlite3_step(pStmt)==SQLITE_ROW ){
+      const char *zCreateTable = sqlite3_column_text(pStmt, 0);
+      sqlite3_declare_vtab(db, zCreateTable);
+    } else {
+      rc = SQLITE_ERROR;
+    }
+    sqlite3_finalize(pStmt);
+  }
+
+  return rc;
+}
+
 /* Methods for the echo module */
 static int echoCreate(
   sqlite3 *db,
@@ -38,7 +76,6 @@ static int echoCreate(
   sqlite3_vtab **ppVtab
 ){
   int i;
-  Tcl_Interp *interp = pModule->pAux;
   *ppVtab = pModule->pAux;
 
   appendToEchoModule(pModule, "xCreate");
@@ -46,6 +83,7 @@ static int echoCreate(
     appendToEchoModule(pModule, argv[i]);
   }
 
+  echoDeclareVtab(db, argc, argv);
   return 0;
 }
 static int echoConnect(
@@ -63,6 +101,8 @@ static int echoConnect(
     Tcl_SetVar(interp, "echo_module", argv[i],
                 TCL_APPEND_VALUE | TCL_LIST_ELEMENT | TCL_GLOBAL_ONLY);
   }
+
+  echoDeclareVtab(db, argc, argv);
   return 0;
 }
 static int echoDisconnect(sqlite3_vtab *pVtab){
diff --git a/src/tokenize.c b/src/tokenize.c
index 2d49fe8cdf..c50395aeb3 100644
--- a/src/tokenize.c
+++ b/src/tokenize.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 ** individual tokens and sends those tokens one-by-one over to the
 ** parser for analysis.
 **
-** $Id: tokenize.c,v 1.119 2006/06/11 23:41:56 drh Exp $
+** $Id: tokenize.c,v 1.120 2006/06/12 11:24:37 danielk1977 Exp $
 */
 #include "sqliteInt.h"
 #include "os.h"
@@ -483,10 +483,19 @@ abort_parse:
     pParse->nTableLock = 0;
   }
 #endif
+
 #ifndef SQLITE_OMIT_VIRTUALTABLE
   sqliteFree(pParse->zArg);
 #endif
-  sqlite3DeleteTable(pParse->db, pParse->pNewTable);
+
+  if( !IN_DECLARE_VTAB ){
+    /* If the pParse->declareVtab flag is set, do not delete any table 
+    ** structure built up in pParse->pNewTable. The calling code (see vtab.c)
+    ** will take responsibility for freeing the Table structure.
+    */
+    sqlite3DeleteTable(pParse->db, pParse->pNewTable);
+  }
+
   sqlite3DeleteTrigger(pParse->pNewTrigger);
   sqliteFree(pParse->apVarExpr);
   if( nErr>0 && (pParse->rc==SQLITE_OK || pParse->rc==SQLITE_DONE) ){
diff --git a/src/vtab.c b/src/vtab.c
index bd43e567ce..ae7b7930fc 100644
--- a/src/vtab.c
+++ b/src/vtab.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 *************************************************************************
 ** This file contains code used to help implement virtual tables.
 **
-** $Id: vtab.c,v 1.2 2006/06/12 06:09:19 danielk1977 Exp $
+** $Id: vtab.c,v 1.3 2006/06/12 11:24:37 danielk1977 Exp $
 */
 #ifndef SQLITE_OMIT_VIRTUALTABLE
 #include "sqliteInt.h"
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ void sqlite3VtabFinishParse(Parse *pParse, Token *pEnd){
   if( pTab==0 ) return;
   db = pParse->db;
   if( pTab->nModuleArg<1 ) return;
-  pParse->pNewTable = 0;
   zModule = pTab->azModuleArg[0];
   pTab->pModule = (sqlite3_module*)sqlite3HashFind(&db->aModule, 
                      zModule, strlen(zModule));
@@ -188,14 +187,10 @@ void sqlite3VtabFinishParse(Parse *pParse, Token *pEnd){
   **
   ** TODO: If the module is already registered, should we call xConnect()
   ** here, or should it wait until the table is first referenced. Maybe
-  ** it's better to be lazy here, in case xConnect() is expensive to call.
+  ** it's better to be lazy here, in case xConnect() is expensive to call
+  ** and the schema is reparsed a number of times.
   */
   else {
-#if 0
-    sqlite3_module *pMod = pTab->pModule;
-    assert( pMod->xConnect );
-    pMod->xConnect(db, pMod, pTab->nModuleArg, pTab->azModuleArg, &pTab->pVtab);
-#endif
     Table *pOld;
     Schema *pSchema = pTab->pSchema;
     const char *zName = pTab->zName;
@@ -205,6 +200,7 @@ void sqlite3VtabFinishParse(Parse *pParse, Token *pEnd){
       assert( pTab==pOld );  /* Malloc must have failed inside HashInsert() */
       return;
     }
+    pParse->pNewTable = 0;
   }
 }
 
@@ -238,6 +234,84 @@ void sqlite3VtabArgExtend(Parse *pParse, Token *p){
   pParse->zArg[pParse->nArgUsed] = 0;
 }
 
+/*
+** This function is invoked by the parser to call the xConnect() method
+** of table pTab. If an error occurs, an error code is returned and an error
+** left in pParse.
+*/
+int sqlite3VtabCallConnect(Parse *pParse, Table *pTab){
+  sqlite3_module *pModule;
+  const char *zModule;
+  int rc = SQLITE_OK;
+
+  assert(pTab && pTab->isVirtual);
+  if( pTab->pVtab ){
+    return SQLITE_OK;
+  }
+
+  pModule = pTab->pModule;
+  zModule = pTab->azModuleArg[0];
+  if( !pModule || !pModule->xConnect ){
+    const char *zModule = pTab->azModuleArg[0];
+    sqlite3ErrorMsg(pParse, "unknown module: %s", zModule);
+    rc = SQLITE_ERROR;
+  } else {
+    char **azArg = pTab->azModuleArg;
+    int nArg = pTab->nModuleArg;
+    assert( !pParse->db->pVTab );
+    pParse->db->pVTab = pTab;
+    rc = pModule->xConnect(pParse->db, pModule, nArg, azArg, &pTab->pVtab);
+    pParse->db->pVTab = 0;
+    if( rc ){
+      sqlite3ErrorMsg(pParse, "module connect failed: %s", zModule);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return rc;
+}
+
+int sqlite3_declare_vtab(sqlite3 *db, const char *zCreateTable){
+  Parse sParse;
+
+  int rc = SQLITE_OK;
+  Table *pTab = db->pVTab;
+  char *zErr = 0;
+
+  if( !pTab ){
+    sqlite3Error(db, SQLITE_MISUSE, 0);
+    return SQLITE_MISUSE;
+  }
+  assert(pTab->isVirtual && pTab->nCol==0 && pTab->aCol==0);
+
+  memset(&sParse, 0, sizeof(Parse));
+  sParse.declareVtab = 1;
+  sParse.db = db;
+
+  if( 
+      SQLITE_OK == sqlite3RunParser(&sParse, zCreateTable, &zErr) && 
+      sParse.pNewTable && 
+      !sParse.pNewTable->pSelect && 
+      !sParse.pNewTable->isVirtual 
+  ){
+    pTab->aCol = sParse.pNewTable->aCol;
+    pTab->nCol = sParse.pNewTable->nCol;
+    sParse.pNewTable->nCol = 0;
+    sParse.pNewTable->aCol = 0;
+  } else {
+    sqlite3Error(db, SQLITE_ERROR, zErr);
+    sqliteFree(zErr);
+    rc = SQLITE_ERROR;
+  }
+  sParse.declareVtab = 0;
+
+  sqlite3_finalize((sqlite3_stmt*)sParse.pVdbe);
+  sqlite3DeleteTable(0, sParse.pNewTable);
+  sParse.pNewTable = 0;
+  db->pVTab = 0;
+
+  return rc;
+}
+
 /*
 ** This function is invoked by the vdbe to call the xCreate method
 ** of the virtual table named zTab in database iDb. 
@@ -250,11 +324,12 @@ int sqlite3VtabCallCreate(sqlite3 *db, int iDb, const char *zTab, char **pzErr){
   int rc = SQLITE_OK;
   Table *pTab;
   sqlite3_module *pModule;
+  const char *zModule;
 
   pTab = sqlite3FindTable(db, zTab, db->aDb[iDb].zName);
-  assert(pTab && pTab->isVirtual);
+  assert(pTab && pTab->isVirtual && !pTab->pVtab);
   pModule = pTab->pModule;
-  const char *zModule = pTab->azModuleArg[0];
+  zModule = pTab->azModuleArg[0];
 
   /* If the module has been registered and includes a Create method, 
   ** invoke it now. If the module has not been registered, return an 
@@ -264,10 +339,20 @@ int sqlite3VtabCallCreate(sqlite3 *db, int iDb, const char *zTab, char **pzErr){
     *pzErr = sqlite3MPrintf("unknown module: %s", zModule);
     rc = SQLITE_ERROR;
   }else if( pModule->xCreate ){
-    /* TODO: Maybe the above condition should refer to pTable->needCreate. */
     char **azArg = pTab->azModuleArg;
     int nArg = pTab->nModuleArg;
+    assert( !db->pVTab );
+    db->pVTab = pTab;
+    rc = sqlite3SafetyOff(db);
+    assert( rc==SQLITE_OK );
     rc = pModule->xCreate(db, pModule, nArg, azArg, &pTab->pVtab);
+    db->pVTab = 0;
+    if( rc ){
+      *pzErr = sqlite3MPrintf("module create failed: %s", zModule);
+      sqlite3SafetyOn(db);
+    } else {
+      rc = sqlite3SafetyOn(db);
+    }
   }
 
   if( SQLITE_OK==rc ){
diff --git a/test/vtab1.test b/test/vtab1.test
index 84e20048bf..b0210f09d2 100644
--- a/test/vtab1.test
+++ b/test/vtab1.test
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # This file implements regression tests for SQLite library.  The
 # focus of this file is creating and dropping virtual tables.
 #
-# $Id: vtab1.test,v 1.2 2006/06/12 06:09:19 danielk1977 Exp $
+# $Id: vtab1.test,v 1.3 2006/06/12 11:24:38 danielk1977 Exp $
 
 set testdir [file dirname $argv0]
 source $testdir/tester.tcl
@@ -48,4 +48,31 @@ do_test vtab1-1.5 {
   }
 } {t1 {CREATE VIRTUAL TABLE t1 USING echo}}
 
+# If a single argument is passed to the echo module during table
+# creation, it is assumed to be the name of a table in the same
+# database. The echo module attempts to set the schema of the
+# new virtual table to be the same as the existing database table.
+#
+do_test vtab1-2.1 {
+  execsql {
+    CREATE TABLE template(a, b, c);
+  }
+  execsql { PRAGMA table_info(template); }
+} [list         \
+  0 a {} 0 {} 0 \
+  1 b {} 0 {} 0 \
+  2 c {} 0 {} 0 \
+]
+do_test vtab1-2.2 {
+  execsql {
+    CREATE VIRTUAL TABLE t2 USING echo(template);
+  }
+  execsql { PRAGMA table_info(t2); }
+} [list         \
+  0 a {} 0 {} 0 \
+  1 b {} 0 {} 0 \
+  2 c {} 0 {} 0 \
+]
+
 finish_test
+