Re: Escaping special characters

From: Neanderthelle Jones <elle(at)view(dot)net(dot)au>
To: PGSQL Mailing List <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Escaping special characters
Date: 2009-03-17 15:17:50
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.4.64.0903180146090.3317@calypso.view.net.au
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On Tue, 17 Mar 2009, Sam Mason wrote:

> You're putting things in the wrong places! The "E" says that the
> following literal is using C style escaping. I.e. you want to say:
>
> E'Smith \\& Jones'

Thanks. Now I understand.

Elle.

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