=== modified file 'src/db/dbAccess.c'
--- src/db/dbAccess.c	2010-10-05 19:27:37 +0000
+++ src/db/dbAccess.c	2012-01-06 00:11:42 +0000
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@
 
         case DBR_CHAR:
         case DBR_UCHAR:
-            if (nRequest && *nRequest > 1) {
+            if (nRequest && *nRequest > 0) {
                 maxlen = *nRequest - 1;
                 break;
             }
@@ -984,8 +984,8 @@
         if (!status) status = dbFindField(&dbEntry, pfldDes->name);
         if (!status) {
             rtnString = dbGetString(&dbEntry);
-            strncpy(pbuf, rtnString, maxlen - 1);
-            pbuf[maxlen - 1] = 0;
+            strncpy(pbuf, rtnString, maxlen);
+            pbuf[maxlen] = 0;
         }
         dbFinishEntry(&dbEntry);
     } else {
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@
 
         case DBR_CHAR:
         case DBR_UCHAR:
-            if (nRequest && *nRequest > 1) {
+            if (nRequest && *nRequest > 0) {
                 maxlen = *nRequest - 1;
                 break;
             }
@@ -1037,8 +1037,8 @@
             return S_db_badDbrtype;
         }
 
-        strncpy(pbuf, (char *)paddr->pfield, maxlen - 1);
-        pbuf[maxlen - 1] = 0;
+        strncpy(pbuf, (char *)paddr->pfield, maxlen);
+        pbuf[maxlen] = 0;
         return 0;
     }
 

=== modified file 'src/db/dbConvert.c'
--- src/db/dbConvert.c	2009-04-23 18:49:40 +0000
+++ src/db/dbConvert.c	2012-01-06 00:13:33 +0000
@@ -416,6 +416,10 @@
     char *pbuffer = (char *)pto;
     char *psrc=(char *)(paddr->pfield);
 
+    if (paddr->pfldDes && paddr->pfldDes->field_type == DBF_STRING) {
+        pbuffer[--nRequest] = 0;
+        if (nRequest == 0) return(0);
+    }
     if(nRequest==1 && offset==0) {
 	*pbuffer = *psrc;
 	return(0);
@@ -436,6 +440,10 @@
     unsigned char *pbuffer = (unsigned char *)pto;
     char *psrc=(char *)(paddr->pfield);
 
+    if (paddr->pfldDes && paddr->pfldDes->field_type == DBF_STRING) {
+        pbuffer[--nRequest] = 0;
+        if (nRequest == 0) return(0);
+    }
     if(nRequest==1 && offset==0) {
 	*pbuffer = *psrc;
 	return(0);