Roberto,
> "non-standard tab character"? Are you saying tab is non-standard or that
> there's some sort of weird tab character that could be being used in this
> case?
>
> I've always used tabs in my PL/pgSQL functions and it works just fine.
Yes, but some older DOS or other editors, or graphical word processors, use a
tab which is *not* the standard ASCII character, or an end of line marker
which is not CR or CRLF. For example, try creating a PL/pgSQL function
using MS WORD 2000 ....
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-Josh Berkus
Aglio Database Solutions
San Francisco