Re: CONCAT function equivalent

Fabian Santiago wrote
> Ok,
>
> Here's another request, based on my first;
>
> instead of looking for a while to CONCAT my values into said table column,
> I tried this:
>
> UPDATE domain SET settings =
> ('default_language:en_US;default_user_quota:10240;default_groups:;min_passwd_length:0;max_passwd_length:0;disabled_domain_profiles:;disabled_user_profiles:;');
>
> this created 1 line in my column with all the listed values. How can
> create
> those same values in my column but in separate lines, one for each value?
> thanks for your help.
>
> - Fabian S.
>
> P.S. sorry about missing the reply all to the list; gmail only shows me
> the
> senders actual address, not the list address so i had to manually re-add
> the list address each time i reply i realized. thanks.
>
>
> On Sat, May 17, 2014 at 12:10 PM, Joe Conway <

> mail@

> > wrote:
>
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>> On 05/17/2014 08:43 AM, Fabian Santiago wrote:
>> > will your example literally take care of this task? i assume yours
>> > is only an example because you used 'foo' in there and I'm not sure
>> > where that comes into play. Excuse my naivety...I don't know
>> > postgresql too well (or at all) but need to use it for one server
>> > of mine. Thanks.
>>
>> You didn't post the definition of the table "domain" nor any sample
>> data, so the best I could do was a contrived example. When posting to
>> the lists it is best to post *complete* information in a form that can
>> be easily cut-and-pasted into a terminal to duplicate your problem.
>>
>> When you do this you make it easy for people to help you, therefore
>> you are more likely to get an answer, and the ones you do get will be
>> a more accurate reflection of your actual problem.
>>
>> Also, please keep replies on the list so others can learn from the
>> conversation later.
>>
>> Joe
>>
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>
>
> --
> Sincerely,
>
> Fabian S.
> 862-432-2373

Sometimes the answers you get will be generic and you will need to adapt
them to your specific situation. Like this one:

E'value1\nvalue2'

The E'' denotes that the supplied literal has escapes that need interpeting.
The "\n" is the escape for a newline.

David J.

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