ecpg odd syntax error at array index

Hello,

seems odd, but why is the first SELECT a, quote: syntax error at or near "["
while the second one is OK ?  Do spaces really make a difference for ecpg
before an array index ?

myfunction ()
{   EXEC SQL BEGIN DECLARE SECTION;   char  chtm[23][19];   EXEC SQL END DECLARE SECTION;
   EXEC SQL SELECT mycolumn INTO :chtm[ 0] FROM mytable WHERE ...;   EXEC SQL SELECT mycolumn INTO :chtm[1] FROM
mytableWHERE ...;
 
}

Versions are:

ecpg (PostgreSQL 7.4) 3.0.0
Linux scaleo 2.4.18-4GB #1 Wed Mar 27 13:57:05 UTC 2002 i686 unknown

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