Re: Meaning of + symbol at end of column string

From: "David G(dot) Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Rich Shepard <rshepard(at)appl-ecosys(dot)com>
Cc: "pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Meaning of + symbol at end of column string
Date: 2025-01-22 19:56:04
Message-ID: CAKFQuwbLbZ+HLREK6dR6gbUmj4mzXbz+b_DBk8X8283j11PFKg@mail.gmail.com
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On Wednesday, January 22, 2025, Rich Shepard <rshepard(at)appl-ecosys(dot)com>
wrote:

> I use scripts to enter new rows in tables yet on rare occasions when I
> select all columns from a table I'll find a "+" at the end of a string
> value in one column. My web search finds no explanation.
>
> What does that + symbol mean in this context?
>

The value has a line break break character sequence at that point (I forget
if it has any awareness of CR and CRLF differences…)

David J.

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