Re: Having issues inserting a string with a ' into a varchar column

On 16 Apr 2022, at 4:01, Sbob wrote:

> Hi all;
>
>
> I have a table that includes a varchar column.
>
> I am inserting some data and one of the strings = "Poker 5 card
> Hold'Em"
>
> as a straight string it errors out.
>
> I tried this :  quote_ident ( 'Poker 5 card Hold'Em')
>
> but it still error's out
>
>
> I also tried : quote_literal('Poker 5 card Hold\'Em')
>
> but it also errors out:
>
> psql:test.sql:1042: ERROR:  syntax error at or near "Em"
> LINE 1: ...ed) VALUES ( quote_literal('Poker 5 card Hold\\'Em'), 2,
> 1...
>
Unbalanced single quote, try dollar quotes as a general get out of jail
approach…

pendari=# SELECT $x$Poker 5 card Hold'Em$x$::TEXT;
text
----------------------
Poker 5 card Hold'Em
(1 row)

https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/sql-syntax-lexical.html#SQL-SYNTAX-CONSTANTS

Regards

Gavan Schneider
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