Re: [PATCHES] Double Backslash example patch

From: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
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Subject: Re: [PATCHES] Double Backslash example patch
Date: 2003-12-17 17:12:11
Message-ID: 3FE08E6B.2020200@dunslane.net
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Andreas Pflug wrote:

> Tom Lane wrote:
>
>>
>> I think the minimum amount of additional work that has to be done before
>> we can apply it is to teach psql's input parser about $QUOTE$ ---
>> without that, the feature is not only useless but counterproductive.
>>
>>
> IMHO it's not useless. pgAdmin already knows that quoting scheme...
> not yet tested, I'll have to check that patch.
>

OTOH we sure want it for psql - being able to use this in scripts fed to
psql is very important IMNSHO.

I see that psql/mainloop.c contains this comment:

* FIXME: rewrite this whole thing with flex

Is now the time to do that? It would be a pity if substantial changes
were made here only to be thrown away ...

cheers

andrew

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