Re: [SQL] ' escape

From: Bruce Momjian <maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: jwieck(at)debis(dot)com
Cc: herouth(at)oumail(dot)openu(dot)ac(dot)il, mancinel(at)univaq(dot)it, pgsql-sql(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
Subject: Re: [SQL] ' escape
Date: 1998-12-07 22:59:48
Message-ID: 199812072259.RAA02133@candle.pha.pa.us
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> > > CREATE TABLE Test (name varchar(128) default 'Something with '' into');
> > >
> > > Fails. I've tried also other alternatives :
> > > default "Something with ' into"
> > > default "Something with '' into"
> > > default 'Something with \' into'
> > > default 'Something with \27 into'
> > > default 'Something with \0x27 into'
> > >
> > > Everything fails.
> >
> > Interesting bug.
> >
> > As a workaround, if you really need that default value, define a simple SQL
> > function which returns it:
>
> Hmmm - bug or feature - dunno. But telling
>
> ... DEFAULT 'Something with '''' into' ...
>
> works pretty good and as I expected it, results in one single
> quoute.

I see the problem here:

test=> create table test33 (a int,x char(10) default 'x\'y');
ERROR: parser: parse error at or near "y"

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