Re: [PORTS] Port Bug Report: Insertion of line return character inconsistent.

From: Bruce Momjian <maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: John Garrott <johnga(at)primenet(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-ports(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [PORTS] Port Bug Report: Insertion of line return character inconsistent.
Date: 1999-07-07 23:28:25
Message-ID: 199907072328.TAA13479@candle.pha.pa.us
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> PostgreSQL version : 6.4.2
>
> Compiler used : gcc 2.7.2.3
>
> Hardware:
> ---------
> Linux nadrek 2.0.35 #1 Fri May 21 08:48:00 PDT 1999 i586 unknown
>
>
> Versions of other tools:
> ------------------------
> GNU Make version 3.76.1
> flex version 2.5.4
> GNU Bison version 1.25
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Problem Description:
> --------------------
> Storing text with included returns seems inconsistent. The return
> character at the end of a text string must be escaped. If the lines
> are double spaced, the next one cannot be or three extra lines are
> generated instead of one.
>
> Example: (Standard C conventions in character representation)
> Intended:
>
> "This is a double spaced comment.
>
> This is the second line."
>
> If inserted as "This is a double spaced comment.\n\nThis is the second line."
> the stored result is
>
> "This is a double spaced comment.
> This is the second line."
>
> If both returns are escaped:
> "This is a double spaced comment.\\\n\\\nThis is the second line."
> the stored result is
>
> "This is a double spaced comment.
>
>
>
> This is the second line."
>
> Finally, if only the first return is escaped, everything is normal:
> "This is a double spaced comment.\\\n\nThis is the second line."
> The stored result is
>
> "This is a double spaced comment.
>
> This is the second line."

I can't reproduce the problem in 6.5:

test=> create table test(x text);
CREATE
test=> insert into test values ('line 1\n\nline2');
INSERT 18985 1
test=> select * from test;
x
-------------
line 1

line2
(1 row)

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