Re: BUG #1350: Backslash ecape charcter violates ISO/ANSI spec

PostgreSQL Bugs List wrote:
> Description: Backslash ecape charcter violates ISO/ANSI spec and is
> hazardous
>
> Details:
>
> I can't find any option to run the server in a more standard mode for string
> escaping rules, of only needing to escape single quotes. The current
> backslash-escape behavior is a huge problem for SQL statement portability, a
> spec violation, and blindsides developers coming from Oracle, Sybase, MS,
> etc.

We have a TODO item:

* Allow backslash handling in quoted strings to be disabled for
portability

The use of C-style backslashes (.e.g. \n, \r) in quoted strings is not
SQL-spec compliant, so allow such handling to be disabled.

Unfortunately that's all we have. :-)

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