Re: SQL syntax highlightning don't work for single backslash '\'

>Unless you omit the E prefix on the string literal, which the OP did.
Nope! That results in 'a//b' but the op wants 'a/b';
Hence the need to Escape.

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From: David G. Johnston <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Melvin Davidson <melvin6925(at)yahoo(dot)com>
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Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 3:54 PM
Subject: Re: [pgadmin-support] SQL syntax highlightning don't work for single backslash '\'

On Monday, May 22, 2017, Melvin Davidson <melvin6925(at)yahoo(dot)com> wrote:

>When I have somewhere in text value single backslash char, then everything behind this char will not be highlighted correct.
That is because the Backslash is an ESCAPE character, so you must ESCAPE it and use two backslashes if you want it to be interpretedas a literal.

Unless you omit the E prefix on the string literal, which the OP did.
David J.