Return-Path: owner-postman Received: from localhost.Berkeley.EDU (localhost.Berkeley.EDU [127.0.0.1]) by nobozo.CS.Berkeley.EDU (8.6.9/8.6.3) with SMTP id FAA19595 for postgres-redist; Thu, 1 Sep 1994 05:04:44 -0700 Resent-From: POSTGRES mailing list Resent-Message-Id: <199409011204.FAA19595@nobozo.CS.Berkeley.EDU> X-Authentication-Warning: nobozo.CS.Berkeley.EDU: Host localhost.Berkeley.EDU didn't use HELO protocol Sender: owner-postman@postgres.Berkeley.EDU X-Return-Path: owner-postman Received: from nets1.AWI-Bremerhaven.DE (nets1.AWI-Bremerhaven.DE [134.1.2.251]) by nobozo.CS.Berkeley.EDU (8.6.9/8.6.3) with SMTP id FAA19585 for ; Thu, 1 Sep 1994 05:04:38 -0700 Received: from edvs1.awi-bremerhaven.de by nets1.AWI-Bremerhaven.DE (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA09614; Thu, 1 Sep 94 14:03:31 +0200 Received: from edvs6.awi-bremerhaven.de by edvs1.awi-bremerhaven.de (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA03467; Thu, 1 Sep 94 14:03:30 +0200 Date: Thu, 1 Sep 94 14:03:30 +0200 From: bfroehli@AWI-Bremerhaven.DE (Bernd Froehlich) Message-Id: <9409011203.AA03467@edvs1.awi-bremerhaven.de> To: postgres@postgres.Berkeley.EDU Subject: double quotes in postgres string Resent-To: postgres-redist@postgres.Berkeley.EDU Resent-Date: Thu, 01 Sep 94 05:04:44 -0700 Resent-XMts: smtp How do I put double quotes in a postgres string? I tried to precede them with a backslash but that did not work: * create test(a=char16)\g Query sent to backend is "create test(a=char16)" CREATE Go * append test(a="\"")\g unknown escape given Go * Query sent to backend is "append test(a="")" APPEND 48924 Go ============================================================================== To add/remove yourself to/from the POSTGRES mailing list: send mail with the subject line ADD or DEL to "postgres-request@postgres.Berkeley.EDU" If this fails, send mail to "post_questions@postgres.Berkeley.EDU" and a human will deal with it. DO NOT post to the "postgres" mailing list. ==============================================================================