Index: Doc/Extra/Provider/version.html
==================================================================
--- Doc/Extra/Provider/version.html
+++ Doc/Extra/Provider/version.html
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@
     <p><b>1.0.93.0 - June XX, 2014 <font color="red">(release scheduled)</font></b></p>
     <ul>
       <li>Updated to <a href="http://www.sqlite.org/releaselog/3_8_4_3.html">SQLite 3.8.4.3</a>.</li>
       <li>Add support for mapping transaction isolation levels to their legacy default values. Pursuant to <a href="http://system.data.sqlite.org/index.html/info/56b42d99c1">[56b42d99c1]</a>.</li>
       <li>Add support for setting the default DbType and type name used for mappings on a per-connection basis. Pursuant to <a href="http://system.data.sqlite.org/index.html/info/3c00ec5b52">[3c00ec5b52]</a>.</li>
-      <li>Add DetectTextAffinity connection flag to enable automatic detection of column affinities, when necessary. Pursuant to <a href="http://system.data.sqlite.org/index.html/info/3c00ec5b52">[3c00ec5b52]</a>.</li>
+      <li>Add DetectTextAffinity and DetectStringType connection flags to enable automatic detection of column types, when necessary. Pursuant to <a href="http://system.data.sqlite.org/index.html/info/3c00ec5b52">[3c00ec5b52]</a>.</li>
       <li>Add SetChunkSize method to the SQLiteConnection class. Pursuant to [d1c008fa0a].</li>
       <li>Make the ISQLiteSchemaExtensions interface public.&nbsp;<b>** Potentially Incompatible Change **</b></li>
       <li>Have the SQLiteProviderFactory class (in the System.Data.SQLite.Linq assembly) implement the IServiceProvider interface.</li>
       <li>Fix bug in documentation generator automation that prevented some internal documentation links from working.</li>
     </ul>

Index: System.Data.SQLite/SQLiteBase.cs
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--- System.Data.SQLite/SQLiteBase.cs
+++ System.Data.SQLite/SQLiteBase.cs
@@ -1065,18 +1065,28 @@
       /// </summary>
       MapIsolationLevels = 0x1000000,
 
       /// <summary>
       /// When returning column values, attempt to detect the affinity of
-      /// textual values to see if they fully conform to those of the
+      /// textual values by checking if they fully conform to those of the
       /// <see cref="TypeAffinity.Null" />,
       /// <see cref="TypeAffinity.Int64" />,
       /// <see cref="TypeAffinity.Double" />,
       /// or <see cref="TypeAffinity.DateTime" /> types.
       /// </summary>
       DetectTextAffinity = 0x2000000,
 
+      /// <summary>
+      /// When returning column values, attempt to detect the type of
+      /// string values by checking if they fully conform to those of
+      /// the <see cref="TypeAffinity.Null" />,
+      /// <see cref="TypeAffinity.Int64" />,
+      /// <see cref="TypeAffinity.Double" />,
+      /// or <see cref="TypeAffinity.DateTime" /> types.
+      /// </summary>
+      DetectStringType = 0x4000000,
+
       /// <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
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--- System.Data.SQLite/SQLiteConvert.cs
+++ System.Data.SQLite/SQLiteConvert.cs
@@ -1315,10 +1315,36 @@
             new SQLiteDbTypeMapping("VARCHAR", DbType.AnsiString, true),
             new SQLiteDbTypeMapping("VARCHAR2", DbType.AnsiString, false),
             new SQLiteDbTypeMapping("YESNO", DbType.Boolean, false)
         });
     }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Determines if a database type is considered to be a string.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="type">
+    /// The database type to check.
+    /// </param>
+    /// <returns>
+    /// Non-zero if the database type is considered to be a string, zero
+    /// otherwise.
+    /// </returns>
+    internal static bool IsStringDbType(
+        DbType type
+        )
+    {
+        switch (type)
+        {
+            case DbType.AnsiString:
+            case DbType.String:
+            case DbType.AnsiStringFixedLength:
+            case DbType.StringFixedLength:
+                return true;
+            default:
+                return false;
+        }
+    }
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Determines the default <see cref="DbType" /> value to be used when a
     /// per-connection value is not available.
     /// </summary>

Index: System.Data.SQLite/SQLiteDataReader.cs
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--- System.Data.SQLite/SQLiteDataReader.cs
+++ System.Data.SQLite/SQLiteDataReader.cs
@@ -989,14 +989,12 @@
           {
             dataType = arSize[0];
             arSize = arSize[1].Split(')');
             if (arSize.Length > 1)
             {
-              arSize = arSize[0].Split(',', '.');
-              if (sqlType.Type == DbType.AnsiString || sqlType.Type == DbType.Binary ||
-                  sqlType.Type == DbType.String || sqlType.Type == DbType.AnsiStringFixedLength ||
-                  sqlType.Type == DbType.StringFixedLength)
+              arSize = arSize[0].Split(',', '.');
+              if (sqlType.Type == DbType.Binary || SQLiteConvert.IsStringDbType(sqlType.Type))
               {
                 row[SchemaTableColumn.ColumnSize] = Convert.ToInt32(arSize[0], CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
               }
               else
               {
@@ -1141,10 +1139,16 @@
       if (((flags & SQLiteConnectionFlags.DetectTextAffinity) == SQLiteConnectionFlags.DetectTextAffinity) &&
           ((typ == null) || (typ.Affinity == TypeAffinity.Text)))
       {
           typ = GetSQLiteType(
               typ, _activeStatement._sql.GetText(_activeStatement, i));
+      }
+      else if (((flags & SQLiteConnectionFlags.DetectStringType) == SQLiteConnectionFlags.DetectStringType) &&
+          ((typ == null) || SQLiteConvert.IsStringDbType(typ.Type)))
+      {
+          typ = GetSQLiteType(
+              typ, _activeStatement._sql.GetText(_activeStatement, i));
       }
 
       return _activeStatement._sql.GetValue(_activeStatement, flags, i, typ);
     }
 

Index: readme.htm
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--- readme.htm
+++ readme.htm
@@ -213,11 +213,11 @@
 </p>
 <ul>
     <li>Updated to <a href="http://www.sqlite.org/releaselog/3_8_4_3.html">SQLite 3.8.4.3</a>.</li>
     <li>Add support for mapping transaction isolation levels to their legacy default values. Pursuant to [56b42d99c1].</li>
     <li>Add support for setting the default DbType and type name used for mappings on a per-connection basis. Pursuant to [3c00ec5b52].</li>
-    <li>Add DetectTextAffinity connection flag to enable automatic detection of column affinities, when necessary. Pursuant to [3c00ec5b52].</li>
+    <li>Add DetectTextAffinity and DetectStringType connection flags to enable automatic detection of column types, when necessary. Pursuant to [3c00ec5b52].</li>
     <li>Add SetChunkSize method to the SQLiteConnection class. Pursuant to [d1c008fa0a].</li>
     <li>Make the ISQLiteSchemaExtensions interface public.&nbsp;<b>** Potentially Incompatible Change **</b></li>
     <li>Have the SQLiteProviderFactory class (in the System.Data.SQLite.Linq assembly) implement the IServiceProvider interface.</li>
     <li>Fix bug in documentation generator automation that prevented some internal documentation links from working.</li>
 </ul>

Index: www/news.wiki
==================================================================
--- www/news.wiki
+++ www/news.wiki
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 </p>
 <ul>
     <li>Updated to <a href="http://www.sqlite.org/releaselog/3_8_4_3.html">SQLite 3.8.4.3</a>.</li>
     <li>Add support for mapping transaction isolation levels to their legacy default values. Pursuant to [56b42d99c1].</li>
     <li>Add support for setting the default DbType and type name used for mappings on a per-connection basis. Pursuant to [3c00ec5b52].</li>
-    <li>Add DetectTextAffinity connection flag to enable automatic detection of column affinities, when necessary. Pursuant to [3c00ec5b52].</li>
+    <li>Add DetectTextAffinity and DetectStringType connection flags to enable automatic detection of column types, when necessary. Pursuant to [3c00ec5b52].</li>
     <li>Add SetChunkSize method to the SQLiteConnection class. Pursuant to [d1c008fa0a].</li>
     <li>Make the ISQLiteSchemaExtensions interface public.&nbsp;<b>** Potentially Incompatible Change **</b></li>
     <li>Have the SQLiteProviderFactory class (in the System.Data.SQLite.Linq assembly) implement the IServiceProvider interface.</li>
     <li>Fix bug in documentation generator automation that prevented some internal documentation links from working.</li>
 </ul>