Index: utils/modeshape-jdbc/src/main/java/org/modeshape/jdbc/JcrType.java
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--- utils/modeshape-jdbc/src/main/java/org/modeshape/jdbc/JcrType.java	(revision 2383)
+++ utils/modeshape-jdbc/src/main/java/org/modeshape/jdbc/JcrType.java	(working copy)
@@ -71,19 +71,19 @@
 
     static {
         Map<String, JcrType> types = new HashMap<String, JcrType>();
-        register(types, PropertyType.BINARY, Types.BLOB, JcrBlob.class, 30, Integer.MAX_VALUE, new BlobTransform()); // assumed
-        register(types, PropertyType.BOOLEAN, Types.BOOLEAN, Boolean.class, 5, 1, new BooleanTransform()); // 'true' or 'false'
-        register(types, PropertyType.DATE, Types.TIMESTAMP, Timestamp.class, 30, 10, new DateTransform()); // yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSS+HH:mm
-        register(types, PropertyType.DOUBLE, Types.DOUBLE, Double.class, 20, 20, new DoubleTransform()); // assumed
-        register(types, PropertyType.DECIMAL, Types.DECIMAL, BigDecimal.class, 20, 20, new DecimalTransform()); // assumed
-        register(types, PropertyType.LONG, Types.BIGINT, Long.class, 20, 19, new LongTransform()); // assumed
-        register(types, PropertyType.NAME, Types.VARCHAR, String.class, 20, Integer.MAX_VALUE, new StringTransform()); // assumed
-        register(types, PropertyType.PATH, Types.VARCHAR, String.class, 50, Integer.MAX_VALUE, new StringTransform()); // assumed
-        register(types, PropertyType.REFERENCE, Types.VARCHAR, UUID.class, UUID_LENGTH, UUID_LENGTH, new UUIDTransform());
-        register(types, PropertyType.WEAKREFERENCE, Types.VARCHAR, UUID.class, UUID_LENGTH, UUID_LENGTH, new UUIDTransform());
-        register(types, PropertyType.URI, Types.VARCHAR, String.class, 50, Integer.MAX_VALUE, new StringTransform()); // assumed
-        register(types, PropertyType.STRING, Types.VARCHAR, String.class, 50, Integer.MAX_VALUE, new StringTransform()); // assumed
-        register(types, PropertyType.UNDEFINED, Types.VARCHAR, String.class, 50, Integer.MAX_VALUE, new StringTransform()); // same
+        register(types, PropertyType.BINARY, Types.BLOB, "Blob", JcrBlob.class, 30, Integer.MAX_VALUE, new BlobTransform()); // assumed
+        register(types, PropertyType.BOOLEAN, Types.BOOLEAN, "Boolean", Boolean.class, 5, 1, new BooleanTransform()); // 'true' or 'false'
+        register(types, PropertyType.DATE, Types.TIMESTAMP, "Timestamp", Timestamp.class, 30, 10, new DateTransform()); // yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSS+HH:mm
+        register(types, PropertyType.DOUBLE, Types.DOUBLE, "Double" ,Double.class, 20, 20, new DoubleTransform()); // assumed
+        register(types, PropertyType.DECIMAL, Types.DECIMAL, "Bigdecimal", BigDecimal.class, 20, 20, new DecimalTransform()); // assumed
+        register(types, PropertyType.LONG, Types.BIGINT, "Long", Long.class, 20, 19, new LongTransform()); // assumed
+        register(types, PropertyType.NAME, Types.VARCHAR, "String", String.class, 20, Integer.MAX_VALUE, new StringTransform()); // assumed
+        register(types, PropertyType.PATH, Types.VARCHAR, "String", String.class, 50, Integer.MAX_VALUE, new StringTransform()); // assumed
+        register(types, PropertyType.REFERENCE, Types.VARCHAR, "String", UUID.class, UUID_LENGTH, UUID_LENGTH, new UUIDTransform());
+        register(types, PropertyType.WEAKREFERENCE, Types.VARCHAR, "String", UUID.class, UUID_LENGTH, UUID_LENGTH, new UUIDTransform());
+        register(types, PropertyType.URI, Types.VARCHAR, "String", String.class, 50, Integer.MAX_VALUE, new StringTransform()); // assumed
+        register(types, PropertyType.STRING, Types.VARCHAR, "String", String.class, 50, Integer.MAX_VALUE, new StringTransform()); // assumed
+        register(types, PropertyType.UNDEFINED, Types.VARCHAR, "String", String.class, 50, Integer.MAX_VALUE, new StringTransform()); // same
         // as
         // string
         TYPE_INFO = Collections.unmodifiableMap(types);
@@ -92,11 +92,12 @@
     private static void register( Map<String, JcrType> types,
                                   int jcrType,
                                   int jdbcType,
+                                  String typeName,
                                   Class<?> clazz,
                                   int displaySize,
                                   int precision,
                                   Transform transform ) {
-        JcrType type = new JcrType(jcrType, jdbcType, clazz, displaySize, precision, transform);
+        JcrType type = new JcrType(jcrType, jdbcType, typeName, clazz, displaySize, precision, transform);
         types.put(type.getJcrName(), type);
     }
 
@@ -104,12 +105,14 @@
     private final String jcrName;
     private final Class<?> clazz;
     private final int jdbcType;
+    private final String typeName;
     private final int displaySize;
     private final int precision;
     private final Transform transform;
 
     protected JcrType( int jcrType,
                        int jdbcType,
+                       String typeName,
                        Class<?> clazz,
                        int displaySize,
                        int precision,
@@ -119,6 +122,7 @@
         this.clazz = clazz;
         this.displaySize = displaySize;
         this.jdbcType = jdbcType;
+        this.typeName = typeName;
         this.precision = precision;
         this.transform = transform;
         assert this.jcrName != null;
@@ -153,6 +157,15 @@
     public int getJdbcType() {
         return jdbcType;
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Get the native type name associated with the JDBC {@link Types} value.
+     * 
+     * @return the native JDBC type name; never null
+     */
+    public String getJdbcTypeName() {
+        return this.typeName;
+    }
 
     /**
      * Get the default precision used for this JcrType
Index: utils/modeshape-jdbc/src/main/java/org/modeshape/jdbc/JcrMetaData.java
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--- utils/modeshape-jdbc/src/main/java/org/modeshape/jdbc/JcrMetaData.java	(revision 2383)
+++ utils/modeshape-jdbc/src/main/java/org/modeshape/jdbc/JcrMetaData.java	(working copy)
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@
                     currentRow.add(type.getName()); // TABLE_NAME
                     currentRow.add(propDefn.getName()); // COLUMN_NAME
                     currentRow.add(jcrtype.getJdbcType()); // DATA_TYPE
-                    currentRow.add(jcrtype.getJcrName()); // TYPE_NAME
+                    currentRow.add(jcrtype.getJdbcTypeName()); // TYPE_NAME
                     currentRow.add(jcrtype.getNominalDisplaySize()); // COLUMN_SIZE
                     currentRow.add("NULL"); // BUFFER_LENGTH
                     currentRow.add(JcrMetaData.DEFAULT_ZERO); // DECIMAL_DIGITS