Re: PostgreSQL Developer Best Practices

From: Thomas Kellerer <spam_eater(at)gmx(dot)net>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: PostgreSQL Developer Best Practices
Date: 2015-08-24 06:28:18
Message-ID: mredi2$j9r$1@ger.gmane.org
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Melvin Davidson schrieb am 22.08.2015 um 21:40:
> Thank you for pointing out "run with standard_conforming_strings = ON"..
> However, that is NOT the problem.
> What is occurring is that the developers are sending strings like 'Mr. M\'vey',
> which, if we set standard_conforming_strings = ON, would, and does, result in errors and the statement failing,
> which is a lot less desirable that a simple warning.
>
> Therefore, I am trying to educate the developers in the proper method of escaping strings,
> instead of loading up the error log with annoying warnings.

I strongly disagree: the error is not "annoying" and the statement _should_ fail.

The only way you can make the developers stop using that non-standard syntax is to make the satement fail.

Thomas

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