--- sqlobject/converters.py.orig	2005-03-17 23:38:50.135566808 -0800
+++ sqlobject/converters.py	2005-03-17 23:41:39.244858288 -0800
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from array import array
+
 try:
     import mx.DateTime.ISO
     origISOStr = mx.DateTime.ISO.strGMT
@@ -89,6 +91,12 @@
 lookupConverter = converters.lookupConverter
 
 def StringLikeConverter(value, db):
+    if type(value) == type(array('c','')):
+        try:
+            value = value.tounicode()
+        except ValueError:
+            value = value.tostring()
+
     if db in ('mysql', 'postgres'):
         for orig, repl in sqlStringReplace:
             value = value.replace(orig, repl)
@@ -100,6 +108,7 @@
 
 registerConverter(type(""), StringLikeConverter)
 registerConverter(type(u""), StringLikeConverter)
+registerConverter(type(array('c','')), StringLikeConverter)
 
 def IntConverter(value, db):
     return repr(int(value))