Index: Doc/Extra/Provider/version.html
==================================================================
--- Doc/Extra/Provider/version.html
+++ Doc/Extra/Provider/version.html
@@ -41,13 +41,14 @@
       </table>
     </div>
     <div id="mainSection">
     <div id="mainBody">
     <h1 class="heading">Version History</h1>
-    <p><b>1.0.106.0 - August XX, 2017 <font color="red">(release scheduled)</font></b></p>
+    <p><b>1.0.106.0 - September XX, 2017 <font color="red">(release scheduled)</font></b></p>
     <ul>
-      <li>Updated to <a href="https://www.sqlite.org/draft/releaselog/3_20_0.html">SQLite 3.20.0</a>.</li>
+      <li>Updated to <a href="https://www.sqlite.org/releaselog/3_20_1.html">SQLite 3.20.1</a>.</li>
+      <li>Add BindDecimalAsText and GetDecimalAsText connection flags to force binding and returning of decimal values as text. Pursuant to <a href="https://system.data.sqlite.org/index.html/info/b167206ad3">[b167206ad3]</a>.</li>
       <li>Add preliminary support for Visual Studio 2017 and the .NET Framework 4.7.</li>
     </ul>
     <p><b>1.0.105.2 - June 12, 2017</b></p>
     <ul>
       <li>Updated to <a href="https://www.sqlite.org/releaselog/3_19_3.html">SQLite 3.19.3</a>.</li>

Index: SQLite.Interop/props/sqlite3.props
==================================================================
--- SQLite.Interop/props/sqlite3.props
+++ SQLite.Interop/props/sqlite3.props
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
  * Released to the public domain, use at your own risk!
  *
 -->
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003" ToolsVersion="4.0">
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros">
-    <SQLITE_MANIFEST_VERSION>3.20.0.0</SQLITE_MANIFEST_VERSION>
-    <SQLITE_RC_VERSION>3,20,0,0</SQLITE_RC_VERSION>
+    <SQLITE_MANIFEST_VERSION>3.20.1.0</SQLITE_MANIFEST_VERSION>
+    <SQLITE_RC_VERSION>3,20,1,0</SQLITE_RC_VERSION>
     <SQLITE_COMMON_DEFINES>_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;SQLITE_THREADSAFE=1;SQLITE_USE_URI=1;SQLITE_ENABLE_COLUMN_METADATA=1;SQLITE_ENABLE_STAT4=1;SQLITE_ENABLE_FTS3=1;SQLITE_ENABLE_LOAD_EXTENSION=1;SQLITE_ENABLE_RTREE=1;SQLITE_SOUNDEX=1;SQLITE_ENABLE_MEMORY_MANAGEMENT=1;SQLITE_ENABLE_API_ARMOR=1;SQLITE_ENABLE_DBSTAT_VTAB=1;SQLITE_ENABLE_STMTVTAB=1</SQLITE_COMMON_DEFINES>
     <SQLITE_EXTRA_DEFINES>SQLITE_PLACEHOLDER=1</SQLITE_EXTRA_DEFINES>
     <SQLITE_WINCE_200X_DEFINES>SQLITE_OMIT_WAL=1</SQLITE_WINCE_200X_DEFINES>
     <SQLITE_WINCE_2013_DEFINES>HAVE_ERRNO_H=1;SQLITE_MSVC_LOCALTIME_API=1</SQLITE_WINCE_2013_DEFINES>
     <SQLITE_DEBUG_DEFINES>SQLITE_DEBUG=1;SQLITE_MEMDEBUG=1;SQLITE_ENABLE_EXPENSIVE_ASSERT=1</SQLITE_DEBUG_DEFINES>

Index: SQLite.Interop/props/sqlite3.vsprops
==================================================================
--- SQLite.Interop/props/sqlite3.vsprops
+++ SQLite.Interop/props/sqlite3.vsprops
@@ -12,16 +12,16 @@
 	Version="8.00"
 	Name="sqlite3"
 	>
 	<UserMacro
 		Name="SQLITE_MANIFEST_VERSION"
-		Value="3.20.0.0"
+		Value="3.20.1.0"
 		PerformEnvironmentSet="true"
 	/>
 	<UserMacro
 		Name="SQLITE_RC_VERSION"
-		Value="3,20,0,0"
+		Value="3,20,1,0"
 		PerformEnvironmentSet="true"
 	/>
 	<UserMacro
 		Name="SQLITE_COMMON_DEFINES"
 		Value="_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;SQLITE_THREADSAFE=1;SQLITE_USE_URI=1;SQLITE_ENABLE_COLUMN_METADATA=1;SQLITE_ENABLE_STAT4=1;SQLITE_ENABLE_FTS3=1;SQLITE_ENABLE_LOAD_EXTENSION=1;SQLITE_ENABLE_RTREE=1;SQLITE_SOUNDEX=1;SQLITE_ENABLE_MEMORY_MANAGEMENT=1;SQLITE_ENABLE_API_ARMOR=1;SQLITE_ENABLE_DBSTAT_VTAB=1;SQLITE_ENABLE_STMTVTAB=1"

Index: SQLite.Interop/src/core/sqlite3.c
==================================================================
--- SQLite.Interop/src/core/sqlite3.c
+++ SQLite.Interop/src/core/sqlite3.c
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /******************************************************************************
 ** This file is an amalgamation of many separate C source files from SQLite
-** version 3.20.0.  By combining all the individual C code files into this
+** version 3.20.1.  By combining all the individual C code files into this
 ** single large file, the entire code can be compiled as a single translation
 ** unit.  This allows many compilers to do optimizations that would not be
 ** possible if the files were compiled separately.  Performance improvements
 ** of 5% or more are commonly seen when SQLite is compiled as a single
 ** translation unit.
@@ -1148,13 +1148,13 @@
 **
 ** See also: [sqlite3_libversion()],
 ** [sqlite3_libversion_number()], [sqlite3_sourceid()],
 ** [sqlite_version()] and [sqlite_source_id()].
 */
-#define SQLITE_VERSION        "3.20.0"
-#define SQLITE_VERSION_NUMBER 3020000
-#define SQLITE_SOURCE_ID      "2017-08-01 13:24:15 9501e22dfeebdcefa783575e47c60b514d7c2e0cad73b2a496c0bc4b680900a8"
+#define SQLITE_VERSION        "3.20.1"
+#define SQLITE_VERSION_NUMBER 3020001
+#define SQLITE_SOURCE_ID      "2017-08-24 16:21:36 8d3a7ea6c5690d6b7c3767558f4f01b511c55463e3f9e64506801fe9b74dce34"
 
 /*
 ** CAPI3REF: Run-Time Library Version Numbers
 ** KEYWORDS: sqlite3_version sqlite3_sourceid
 **
@@ -77120,11 +77120,12 @@
   const char *zPType,
   void (*xDestructor)(void*)
 ){
   Mem *pOut = pCtx->pOut;
   assert( sqlite3_mutex_held(pOut->db->mutex) );
-  sqlite3VdbeMemSetNull(pOut);
+  sqlite3VdbeMemRelease(pOut);
+  pOut->flags = MEM_Null;
   sqlite3VdbeMemSetPointer(pOut, pPtr, zPType, xDestructor);
 }
 SQLITE_API void sqlite3_result_subtype(sqlite3_context *pCtx, unsigned int eSubtype){
   Mem *pOut = pCtx->pOut;
   assert( sqlite3_mutex_held(pOut->db->mutex) );
@@ -200273,11 +200274,11 @@
   int nArg,                       /* Number of args */
   sqlite3_value **apUnused        /* Function arguments */
 ){
   assert( nArg==0 );
   UNUSED_PARAM2(nArg, apUnused);
-  sqlite3_result_text(pCtx, "fts5: 2017-08-01 13:24:15 9501e22dfeebdcefa783575e47c60b514d7c2e0cad73b2a496c0bc4b680900a8", -1, SQLITE_TRANSIENT);
+  sqlite3_result_text(pCtx, "fts5: 2017-08-24 16:21:36 8d3a7ea6c5690d6b7c3767558f4f01b511c55463e3f9e64506801fe9b74dce34", -1, SQLITE_TRANSIENT);
 }
 
 static int fts5Init(sqlite3 *db){
   static const sqlite3_module fts5Mod = {
     /* iVersion      */ 2,

Index: SQLite.Interop/src/core/sqlite3.h
==================================================================
--- SQLite.Interop/src/core/sqlite3.h
+++ SQLite.Interop/src/core/sqlite3.h
@@ -119,13 +119,13 @@
 **
 ** See also: [sqlite3_libversion()],
 ** [sqlite3_libversion_number()], [sqlite3_sourceid()],
 ** [sqlite_version()] and [sqlite_source_id()].
 */
-#define SQLITE_VERSION        "3.20.0"
-#define SQLITE_VERSION_NUMBER 3020000
-#define SQLITE_SOURCE_ID      "2017-08-01 13:24:15 9501e22dfeebdcefa783575e47c60b514d7c2e0cad73b2a496c0bc4b680900a8"
+#define SQLITE_VERSION        "3.20.1"
+#define SQLITE_VERSION_NUMBER 3020001
+#define SQLITE_SOURCE_ID      "2017-08-24 16:21:36 8d3a7ea6c5690d6b7c3767558f4f01b511c55463e3f9e64506801fe9b74dce34"
 
 /*
 ** CAPI3REF: Run-Time Library Version Numbers
 ** KEYWORDS: sqlite3_version sqlite3_sourceid
 **

Index: SQLite.Interop/src/ext/fts5.c
==================================================================
--- SQLite.Interop/src/ext/fts5.c
+++ SQLite.Interop/src/ext/fts5.c
@@ -17316,11 +17316,11 @@
   int nArg,                       /* Number of args */
   sqlite3_value **apUnused        /* Function arguments */
 ){
   assert( nArg==0 );
   UNUSED_PARAM2(nArg, apUnused);
-  sqlite3_result_text(pCtx, "fts5: 2017-08-01 13:24:15 9501e22dfeebdcefa783575e47c60b514d7c2e0cad73b2a496c0bc4b680900a8", -1, SQLITE_TRANSIENT);
+  sqlite3_result_text(pCtx, "fts5: 2017-08-24 16:21:36 8d3a7ea6c5690d6b7c3767558f4f01b511c55463e3f9e64506801fe9b74dce34", -1, SQLITE_TRANSIENT);
 }
 
 static int fts5Init(sqlite3 *db){
   static const sqlite3_module fts5Mod = {
     /* iVersion      */ 2,

Index: System.Data.SQLite/SQLite3.cs
==================================================================
--- System.Data.SQLite/SQLite3.cs
+++ System.Data.SQLite/SQLite3.cs
@@ -3265,11 +3265,11 @@
       Type t = null;
 
       if (typ.Type != DbType.Object)
       {
         t = SQLiteConvert.SQLiteTypeToType(typ);
-        aff = TypeToAffinity(t);
+        aff = TypeToAffinity(t, flags);
       }
 
       if ((flags & SQLiteConnectionFlags.GetAllAsText) == SQLiteConnectionFlags.GetAllAsText)
           return GetText(stmt, index);
 

Index: System.Data.SQLite/SQLiteBase.cs
==================================================================
--- System.Data.SQLite/SQLiteBase.cs
+++ System.Data.SQLite/SQLiteBase.cs
@@ -1243,10 +1243,24 @@
       /// rolled back.  All non-outermost transactions are implemented using
       /// the SAVEPOINT construct.
       /// </summary>
       AllowNestedTransactions = 0x8000000000,
 
+      /// <summary>
+      /// When binding parameter values, always bind <see cref="Decimal" />
+      /// values as though they were plain text (i.e. not <see cref="Decimal" />,
+      /// which is the legacy behavior).
+      /// </summary>
+      BindDecimalAsText = 0x10000000000,
+
+      /// <summary>
+      /// When returning column values, always return <see cref="Decimal" />
+      /// values as though they were plain text (i.e. not <see cref="Double" />,
+      /// which is the legacy behavior).
+      /// </summary>
+      GetDecimalAsText = 0x20000000000,
+
       /// <summary>
       /// When binding parameter values or returning column values, always
       /// treat them as though they were plain text (i.e. no numeric,
       /// date/time, or other conversions should be attempted).
       /// </summary>

Index: System.Data.SQLite/SQLiteConvert.cs
==================================================================
--- System.Data.SQLite/SQLiteConvert.cs
+++ System.Data.SQLite/SQLiteConvert.cs
@@ -1623,19 +1623,28 @@
 
     /// <summary>
     /// For a given type, return the closest-match SQLite TypeAffinity, which only understands a very limited subset of types.
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="typ">The type to evaluate</param>
+    /// <param name="flags">The flags associated with the connection.</param>
     /// <returns>The SQLite type affinity for that type.</returns>
-    internal static TypeAffinity TypeToAffinity(Type typ)
+    internal static TypeAffinity TypeToAffinity(
+        Type typ,
+        SQLiteConnectionFlags flags
+        )
     {
       TypeCode tc = Type.GetTypeCode(typ);
       if (tc == TypeCode.Object)
       {
         if (typ == typeof(byte[]) || typ == typeof(Guid))
           return TypeAffinity.Blob;
         else
+          return TypeAffinity.Text;
+      }
+      if ((tc == TypeCode.Decimal) &&
+          ((flags & SQLiteConnectionFlags.GetDecimalAsText) == SQLiteConnectionFlags.GetDecimalAsText))
+      {
           return TypeAffinity.Text;
       }
       return _typecodeAffinities[(int)tc];
     }
 
@@ -1684,10 +1693,11 @@
             new SQLiteDbTypeMapping("COUNTER", DbType.Int64, false),
             new SQLiteDbTypeMapping("CURRENCY", DbType.Decimal, false),
             new SQLiteDbTypeMapping("DATE", DbType.DateTime, false),
             new SQLiteDbTypeMapping("DATETIME", DbType.DateTime, true),
             new SQLiteDbTypeMapping("DECIMAL", DbType.Decimal, true),
+            new SQLiteDbTypeMapping("DECIMALTEXT", DbType.Decimal, false),
             new SQLiteDbTypeMapping("DOUBLE", DbType.Double, false),
             new SQLiteDbTypeMapping("FLOAT", DbType.Double, false),
             new SQLiteDbTypeMapping("GENERAL", DbType.Binary, false),
             new SQLiteDbTypeMapping("GUID", DbType.Guid, false),
             new SQLiteDbTypeMapping("IDENTITY", DbType.Int64, false),
@@ -1712,10 +1722,11 @@
             new SQLiteDbTypeMapping("NCHAR", DbType.StringFixedLength, true),
             new SQLiteDbTypeMapping("NOTE", DbType.String, false),
             new SQLiteDbTypeMapping("NTEXT", DbType.String, false),
             new SQLiteDbTypeMapping("NUMBER", DbType.Decimal, false),
             new SQLiteDbTypeMapping("NUMERIC", DbType.Decimal, false),
+            new SQLiteDbTypeMapping("NUMERICTEXT", DbType.Decimal, false),
             new SQLiteDbTypeMapping("NVARCHAR", DbType.String, true),
             new SQLiteDbTypeMapping("OLEOBJECT", DbType.Binary, false),
             new SQLiteDbTypeMapping("RAW", DbType.Binary, false),
             new SQLiteDbTypeMapping("REAL", DbType.Double, true),
             new SQLiteDbTypeMapping("SINGLE", DbType.Single, true),

Index: System.Data.SQLite/SQLiteFunction.cs
==================================================================
--- System.Data.SQLite/SQLiteFunction.cs
+++ System.Data.SQLite/SQLiteFunction.cs
@@ -375,11 +375,11 @@
           _base.ReturnError(context, r.Message);
           return;
         }
       }
 
-      switch (SQLiteConvert.TypeToAffinity(t))
+      switch (SQLiteConvert.TypeToAffinity(t, _flags))
       {
         case TypeAffinity.Null:
           _base.ReturnNull(context);
           return;
         case TypeAffinity.Int64:

Index: System.Data.SQLite/SQLiteStatement.cs
==================================================================
--- System.Data.SQLite/SQLiteStatement.cs
+++ System.Data.SQLite/SQLiteStatement.cs
@@ -432,10 +432,22 @@
                   obj.ToString());
           }
 
           return;
       }
+
+      if ((_flags & SQLiteConnectionFlags.BindDecimalAsText) == SQLiteConnectionFlags.BindDecimalAsText)
+      {
+          if (obj is Decimal)
+          {
+              _sql.Bind_Text(this, _flags, index, invariantText ?
+                  SQLiteConvert.ToStringWithProvider(obj, invariantCultureInfo) :
+                  obj.ToString());
+
+              return;
+          }
+      }
 
       CultureInfo cultureInfo = CultureInfo.CurrentCulture;
 
       if ((_flags & SQLiteConnectionFlags.ConvertInvariantText) == SQLiteConnectionFlags.ConvertInvariantText)
           cultureInfo = invariantCultureInfo;

Index: Tests/tkt-56b42d99c1.eagle
==================================================================
--- Tests/tkt-56b42d99c1.eagle
+++ Tests/tkt-56b42d99c1.eagle
@@ -97,11 +97,11 @@
       } result] : [set result ""]}] $result
 } -cleanup {
   cleanupDb $fileName
 
   unset -nocomplain result results errors code dataSource id db fileName
-} -constraints {eagle command.object monoBug211 monoBug46 command.sql\
+} -constraints {eagle command.object monoBug211 monoBug50 command.sql\
 compile.DATA SQLite System.Data.SQLite compileCSharp} -match regexp -result \
 {^Ok System#CodeDom#Compiler#CompilerResults#\d+ \{\} 0 True$}}
 
 ###############################################################################
 
@@ -174,11 +174,11 @@
       } result] : [set result ""]}] $result
 } -cleanup {
   cleanupDb $fileName
 
   unset -nocomplain result results errors code sql dataSource id db fileName
-} -constraints {eagle command.object monoBug211 monoBug46 command.sql\
+} -constraints {eagle command.object monoBug211 monoBug50 command.sql\
 compile.DATA SQLite System.Data.SQLite compileCSharp} -match regexp -result \
 {^Ok System#CodeDom#Compiler#CompilerResults#\d+ \{\} 0 0$}}
 
 ###############################################################################
 
@@ -405,11 +405,11 @@
       } result] : [set result ""]}] $result
 } -cleanup {
   cleanupDb $fileName
 
   unset -nocomplain result results errors code sql dataSource id db fileName
-} -constraints {eagle command.object monoBug211 monoBug46 command.sql\
+} -constraints {eagle command.object monoBug211 monoBug50 command.sql\
 compile.DATA SQLite System.Data.SQLite compileCSharp} -match regexp -result \
 {^Ok System#CodeDom#Compiler#CompilerResults#\d+ \{\} 0 1$}}
 
 ###############################################################################
 
@@ -494,11 +494,11 @@
       } result] : [set result ""]}] $result
 } -cleanup {
   cleanupDb $fileName
 
   unset -nocomplain result results errors code dataSource id db fileName
-} -constraints {eagle command.object monoBug28 monoBug211 monoBug46 command.sql\
+} -constraints {eagle command.object monoBug28 monoBug211 monoBug50 command.sql\
 compile.DATA SQLite System.Data.SQLite compileCSharp} -match regexp -result \
 {^Ok System#CodeDom#Compiler#CompilerResults#\d+ \{\} 0 True$}}
 
 ###############################################################################
 
@@ -571,11 +571,11 @@
       } result] : [set result ""]}] $result
 } -cleanup {
   cleanupDb $fileName
 
   unset -nocomplain result results errors code sql dataSource id db fileName
-} -constraints {eagle command.object monoBug28 monoBug211 monoBug46 command.sql\
+} -constraints {eagle command.object monoBug28 monoBug211 monoBug50 command.sql\
 compile.DATA SQLite System.Data.SQLite compileCSharp} -match regexp -result \
 {^Ok System#CodeDom#Compiler#CompilerResults#\d+ \{\} 0 0$}}
 
 ###############################################################################
 
@@ -802,11 +802,11 @@
       } result] : [set result ""]}] $result
 } -cleanup {
   cleanupDb $fileName
 
   unset -nocomplain result results errors code sql dataSource id db fileName
-} -constraints {eagle command.object monoBug28 monoBug211 monoBug46 command.sql\
+} -constraints {eagle command.object monoBug28 monoBug211 monoBug50 command.sql\
 compile.DATA SQLite System.Data.SQLite compileCSharp} -match regexp -result \
 {^Ok System#CodeDom#Compiler#CompilerResults#\d+ \{\} 0 1$}}
 
 ###############################################################################
 

ADDED   Tests/tkt-b167206ad3.eagle
Index: Tests/tkt-b167206ad3.eagle
==================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ Tests/tkt-b167206ad3.eagle
@@ -0,0 +1,342 @@
+###############################################################################
+#
+# tkt-b167206ad3.eagle --
+#
+# Written by Joe Mistachkin.
+# Released to the public domain, use at your own risk!
+#
+###############################################################################
+
+package require Eagle
+package require Eagle.Library
+package require Eagle.Test
+
+runTestPrologue
+
+###############################################################################
+
+package require System.Data.SQLite.Test
+runSQLiteTestPrologue
+
+###############################################################################
+
+runTest {test tkt-b167206ad3-1.1 {type affinity for DECIMAL} -setup {
+  setupDb [set fileName tkt-b167206ad3-1.1.db]
+} -body {
+  sql execute $db {
+    CREATE TABLE t1(x INTEGER, y DECIMAL(38,9));
+    INSERT INTO t1 (x, y) VALUES(1, 123456789123456780);
+    INSERT INTO t1 (x, y) VALUES(2, '123456789123456780');
+  }
+
+  set dataReader [sql execute \
+      -execute reader -format datareader \
+      -alias $db "SELECT x, y FROM t1 ORDER BY x;"]
+
+  set result [list]
+
+  while {[$dataReader Read]} {
+    set x [$dataReader -create -alias GetValue 0]
+    set y1 [$dataReader -create -alias GetDecimal 1]
+    set y2 [$dataReader -create -alias GetValue 1]
+
+    lappend result [list [$x ToString] [$y1 ToString] [$y2 ToString]]
+  }
+
+  set result
+} -cleanup {
+  unset -nocomplain dataReader
+
+  cleanupDb $fileName
+
+  unset -nocomplain y2 y1 x result db fileName
+} -constraints {eagle command.object monoBug28 command.sql compile.DATA SQLite\
+System.Data.SQLite} -result {{1 123456789123456780 123456789123457000} {2\
+123456789123456780 123456789123457000}}}
+
+###############################################################################
+
+runTest {test tkt-b167206ad3-1.2 {type affinity for DECIMAL} -setup {
+  setupDb [set fileName tkt-b167206ad3-1.2.db] "" "" "" GetDecimalAsText
+} -body {
+  sql execute $db {
+    CREATE TABLE t1(x INTEGER, y DECIMAL(38,9));
+    INSERT INTO t1 (x, y) VALUES(1, 123456789123456780);
+    INSERT INTO t1 (x, y) VALUES(2, '123456789123456780');
+  }
+
+  set dataReader [sql execute \
+      -execute reader -format datareader \
+      -alias $db "SELECT x, y FROM t1 ORDER BY x;"]
+
+  set result [list]
+
+  while {[$dataReader Read]} {
+    set x [$dataReader -create -alias GetValue 0]
+    set y1 [$dataReader -create -alias GetDecimal 1]
+    set y2 [$dataReader -create -alias GetValue 1]
+
+    lappend result [list [$x ToString] [$y1 ToString] [$y2 ToString]]
+  }
+
+  set result
+} -cleanup {
+  unset -nocomplain dataReader
+
+  cleanupDb $fileName
+
+  unset -nocomplain y2 y1 x result db fileName
+} -constraints {eagle command.object monoBug28 command.sql compile.DATA SQLite\
+System.Data.SQLite} -result {{1 123456789123456780 123456789123456780} {2\
+123456789123456780 123456789123456780}}}
+
+###############################################################################
+
+runTest {test tkt-b167206ad3-1.3 {type affinity for NUMERIC} -setup {
+  setupDb [set fileName tkt-b167206ad3-1.3.db]
+} -body {
+  sql execute $db {
+    CREATE TABLE t1(x INTEGER, y NUMERIC);
+    INSERT INTO t1 (x, y) VALUES(1, 123456789123456780);
+    INSERT INTO t1 (x, y) VALUES(2, '123456789123456780');
+  }
+
+  set dataReader [sql execute \
+      -execute reader -format datareader \
+      -alias $db "SELECT x, y FROM t1 ORDER BY x;"]
+
+  set result [list]
+
+  while {[$dataReader Read]} {
+    set x [$dataReader -create -alias GetValue 0]
+    set y1 [$dataReader -create -alias GetDecimal 1]
+    set y2 [$dataReader -create -alias GetValue 1]
+
+    lappend result [list [$x ToString] [$y1 ToString] [$y2 ToString]]
+  }
+
+  set result
+} -cleanup {
+  unset -nocomplain dataReader
+
+  cleanupDb $fileName
+
+  unset -nocomplain y2 y1 x result db fileName
+} -constraints {eagle command.object monoBug28 command.sql compile.DATA SQLite\
+System.Data.SQLite} -result {{1 123456789123456780 123456789123457000} {2\
+123456789123456780 123456789123457000}}}
+
+###############################################################################
+
+runTest {test tkt-b167206ad3-1.4 {type affinity for NUMERIC} -setup {
+  setupDb [set fileName tkt-b167206ad3-1.4.db] "" "" "" GetDecimalAsText
+} -body {
+  sql execute $db {
+    CREATE TABLE t1(x INTEGER, y NUMERIC);
+    INSERT INTO t1 (x, y) VALUES(1, 123456789123456780);
+    INSERT INTO t1 (x, y) VALUES(2, '123456789123456780');
+  }
+
+  set dataReader [sql execute \
+      -execute reader -format datareader \
+      -alias $db "SELECT x, y FROM t1 ORDER BY x;"]
+
+  set result [list]
+
+  while {[$dataReader Read]} {
+    set x [$dataReader -create -alias GetValue 0]
+    set y1 [$dataReader -create -alias GetDecimal 1]
+    set y2 [$dataReader -create -alias GetValue 1]
+
+    lappend result [list [$x ToString] [$y1 ToString] [$y2 ToString]]
+  }
+
+  set result
+} -cleanup {
+  unset -nocomplain dataReader
+
+  cleanupDb $fileName
+
+  unset -nocomplain y2 y1 x result db fileName
+} -constraints {eagle command.object monoBug28 command.sql compile.DATA SQLite\
+System.Data.SQLite} -result {{1 123456789123456780 123456789123456780} {2\
+123456789123456780 123456789123456780}}}
+
+###############################################################################
+
+runTest {test tkt-b167206ad3-2.1 {bind type for DECIMALTEXT} -setup {
+  setupDb [set fileName tkt-b167206ad3-2.1.db]
+} -body {
+  sql execute $db {
+    CREATE TABLE t1(x INTEGER, y DECIMALTEXT(38,9));
+  }
+
+  set d(1) [object invoke -create Decimal Parse 123456789123456780]
+  set d(2) [object invoke -create Decimal Parse 12345678912345.1556346]
+
+  sql execute $db "INSERT INTO t1 (x, y) VALUES(1, ?);" \
+      [list param1 Decimal $d(1)]
+
+  sql execute $db "INSERT INTO t1 (x, y) VALUES(2, ?);" \
+      [list param1 Decimal $d(2)]
+
+  set dataReader [sql execute \
+      -execute reader -format datareader \
+      -alias $db "SELECT x, y FROM t1 ORDER BY x;"]
+
+  set result [list]
+
+  while {[$dataReader Read]} {
+    set x [$dataReader -create -alias GetValue 0]
+    set y1 [$dataReader -create -alias GetDecimal 1]
+    set y2 [$dataReader -create -alias GetValue 1]
+
+    lappend result [list [$x ToString] [$y1 ToString] [$y2 ToString]]
+  }
+
+  set result
+} -cleanup {
+  unset -nocomplain dataReader
+
+  cleanupDb $fileName
+
+  unset -nocomplain y2 y1 x d result db fileName
+} -constraints {eagle command.object monoBug28 command.sql compile.DATA SQLite\
+System.Data.SQLite} -result {{1 123456789123456780 123456789123457000} {2\
+12345678912345.1556346 12345678912345.2}}}
+
+###############################################################################
+
+runTest {test tkt-b167206ad3-2.2 {bind type for DECIMALTEXT} -setup {
+  setupDb [set fileName tkt-b167206ad3-2.2.db] "" "" "" \
+      "BindDecimalAsText GetAllAsText"
+} -body {
+  sql execute $db {
+    CREATE TABLE t1(x INTEGER, y DECIMALTEXT(38,9));
+  }
+
+  set d(1) [object invoke -create Decimal Parse 123456789123456780]
+  set d(2) [object invoke -create Decimal Parse 12345678912345.1556346]
+
+  sql execute $db "INSERT INTO t1 (x, y) VALUES(1, ?);" \
+      [list param1 Decimal $d(1)]
+
+  sql execute $db "INSERT INTO t1 (x, y) VALUES(2, ?);" \
+      [list param1 Decimal $d(2)]
+
+  set dataReader [sql execute \
+      -execute reader -format datareader \
+      -alias $db "SELECT x, y FROM t1 ORDER BY x;"]
+
+  set result [list]
+
+  while {[$dataReader Read]} {
+    set x [$dataReader -create -alias GetValue 0]
+    set y1 [$dataReader -create -alias GetDecimal 1]
+    set y2 [$dataReader -create -alias GetValue 1]
+
+    lappend result [list [$x ToString] [$y1 ToString] [$y2 ToString]]
+  }
+
+  set result
+} -cleanup {
+  unset -nocomplain dataReader
+
+  cleanupDb $fileName
+
+  unset -nocomplain y2 y1 x d result db fileName
+} -constraints {eagle command.object monoBug28 command.sql compile.DATA SQLite\
+System.Data.SQLite} -result {{1 123456789123456780 123456789123456780} {2\
+12345678912345.1556346 12345678912345.1556346}}}
+
+###############################################################################
+
+runTest {test tkt-b167206ad3-2.3 {bind type for NUMERICTEXT} -setup {
+  setupDb [set fileName tkt-b167206ad3-2.3.db]
+} -body {
+  sql execute $db {
+    CREATE TABLE t1(x INTEGER, y NUMERICTEXT);
+  }
+
+  set d(1) [object invoke -create Decimal Parse 123456789123456780]
+  set d(2) [object invoke -create Decimal Parse 12345678912345.1556346]
+
+  sql execute $db "INSERT INTO t1 (x, y) VALUES(1, ?);" \
+      [list param1 Decimal $d(1)]
+
+  sql execute $db "INSERT INTO t1 (x, y) VALUES(2, ?);" \
+      [list param1 Decimal $d(2)]
+
+  set dataReader [sql execute \
+      -execute reader -format datareader \
+      -alias $db "SELECT x, y FROM t1 ORDER BY x;"]
+
+  set result [list]
+
+  while {[$dataReader Read]} {
+    set x [$dataReader -create -alias GetValue 0]
+    set y1 [$dataReader -create -alias GetDecimal 1]
+    set y2 [$dataReader -create -alias GetValue 1]
+
+    lappend result [list [$x ToString] [$y1 ToString] [$y2 ToString]]
+  }
+
+  set result
+} -cleanup {
+  unset -nocomplain dataReader
+
+  cleanupDb $fileName
+
+  unset -nocomplain y2 y1 x d result db fileName
+} -constraints {eagle command.object monoBug28 command.sql compile.DATA SQLite\
+System.Data.SQLite} -result {{1 123456789123456780 123456789123457000} {2\
+12345678912345.1556346 12345678912345.2}}}
+
+###############################################################################
+
+runTest {test tkt-b167206ad3-2.4 {bind type for NUMERICTEXT} -setup {
+  setupDb [set fileName tkt-b167206ad3-2.4.db] "" "" "" \
+      "BindDecimalAsText GetAllAsText"
+} -body {
+  sql execute $db {
+    CREATE TABLE t1(x INTEGER, y NUMERICTEXT);
+  }
+
+  set d(1) [object invoke -create Decimal Parse 123456789123456780]
+  set d(2) [object invoke -create Decimal Parse 12345678912345.1556346]
+
+  sql execute $db "INSERT INTO t1 (x, y) VALUES(1, ?);" \
+      [list param1 Decimal $d(1)]
+
+  sql execute $db "INSERT INTO t1 (x, y) VALUES(2, ?);" \
+      [list param1 Decimal $d(2)]
+
+  set dataReader [sql execute \
+      -execute reader -format datareader \
+      -alias $db "SELECT x, y FROM t1 ORDER BY x;"]
+
+  set result [list]
+
+  while {[$dataReader Read]} {
+    set x [$dataReader -create -alias GetValue 0]
+    set y1 [$dataReader -create -alias GetDecimal 1]
+    set y2 [$dataReader -create -alias GetValue 1]
+
+    lappend result [list [$x ToString] [$y1 ToString] [$y2 ToString]]
+  }
+
+  set result
+} -cleanup {
+  unset -nocomplain dataReader
+
+  cleanupDb $fileName
+
+  unset -nocomplain y2 y1 x d result db fileName
+} -constraints {eagle command.object monoBug28 command.sql compile.DATA SQLite\
+System.Data.SQLite} -result {{1 123456789123456780 123456789123456780} {2\
+12345678912345.1556346 12345678912345.1556346}}}
+
+###############################################################################
+
+runSQLiteTestEpilogue
+runTestEpilogue

Index: lib/System.Data.SQLite/common.eagle
==================================================================
--- lib/System.Data.SQLite/common.eagle
+++ lib/System.Data.SQLite/common.eagle
@@ -1681,10 +1681,19 @@
           } else {
             tputs $channel [appendArgs "yes (" $platform ")\n"]
           }
         } else {
           tputs $channel no\n
+
+          if {![file exists $directory] || \
+              ![file isdirectory $directory]} then {
+            tputs $channel [appendArgs \
+                "---- environment variable \"System.Data.SQLite\" is an " \
+                "invalid directory, skipping check for releases...\n"]
+
+            return false
+          }
 
           foreach path [lsort -decreasing [file list $directory *]] {
             if {[file exists $path] && [file isdirectory $path]} then {
               tputs $channel [appendArgs \
                   "---- checking for System.Data.SQLite release \"" \

Index: readme.htm
==================================================================
--- readme.htm
+++ readme.htm
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
 <head>
 <title></title>
 </head>
 <body>
 ADO.NET SQLite Data Provider<br />
-Version 1.0.106.0 - August XX, 2017 <font color="red">(release scheduled)</font><br />
-Using <a href="https://www.sqlite.org/draft/releaselog/3_20_0.html">SQLite 3.20.0</a><br />Originally written by Robert Simpson<br />
+Version 1.0.106.0 - September XX, 2017 <font color="red">(release scheduled)</font><br />
+Using <a href="https://www.sqlite.org/releaselog/3_20_1.html">SQLite 3.20.1</a><br />Originally written by Robert Simpson<br />
 Released to the public domain, use at your own risk!<br />
 Official provider website:&nbsp;<a href="https://system.data.sqlite.org/">https://system.data.sqlite.org/</a><br />
 Legacy versions:&nbsp;<a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/sqlite-dotnet2/">https://sourceforge.net/projects/sqlite-dotnet2/</a><br />
 <br />
 The current development version can be downloaded from <a href="https://system.data.sqlite.org/index.html/timeline?y=ci">
@@ -206,14 +206,15 @@
 </p>
 
 <h2><b>Version History</b></h2>
 
 <p>
-    <b>1.0.106.0 - August XX, 2017 <font color="red">(release scheduled)</font></b>
+    <b>1.0.106.0 - September XX, 2017 <font color="red">(release scheduled)</font></b>
 </p>
 <ul>
-    <li>Updated to <a href="https://www.sqlite.org/draft/releaselog/3_20_0.html">SQLite 3.20.0</a>.</li>
+    <li>Updated to <a href="https://www.sqlite.org/releaselog/3_20_1.html">SQLite 3.20.1</a>.</li>
+    <li>Add BindDecimalAsText and GetDecimalAsText connection flags to force binding and returning of decimal values as text. Pursuant to [b167206ad3].</li>
     <li>Add preliminary support for Visual Studio 2017 and the .NET Framework 4.7.</li>
 </ul>
 <p>
     <b>1.0.105.2 - June 12, 2017</b>
 </p>

Index: www/news.wiki
==================================================================
--- www/news.wiki
+++ www/news.wiki
@@ -43,14 +43,15 @@
 </ul>
 
 <div align="center"><h2><b>Version History</b></h2></div>
 
 <p>
-    <b>1.0.106.0 - August XX, 2017 <font color="red">(release scheduled)</font></b>
+    <b>1.0.106.0 - September XX, 2017 <font color="red">(release scheduled)</font></b>
 </p>
 <ul>
-    <li>Updated to [https://www.sqlite.org/draft/releaselog/3_20_0.html|SQLite 3.20.0].</li>
+    <li>Updated to [https://www.sqlite.org/releaselog/3_20_1.html|SQLite 3.20.1].</li>
+    <li>Add BindDecimalAsText and GetDecimalAsText connection flags to force binding and returning of decimal values as text. Pursuant to [b167206ad3].</li>
     <li>Add preliminary support for Visual Studio 2017 and the .NET Framework 4.7.</li>
 </ul>
 <p>
     <b>1.0.105.2 - June 12, 2017</b>
 </p>