insert a value into a table
i have a fiels - varchar(100)
to this fiels i am trying to insert
"abc\def\xyz'
but it is not inserting the whole thing ...
how can i ensure that the whole string including the backslashes get inserted into the table
thanks
regards
surabhi
double the backslashes. They are an escape character.
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[mailto:pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of surabhi.ahuja
Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 10:00 AM
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Subject: [GENERAL] insert a value into a table
i have a fiels - varchar(100)
to this fiels i am trying to insert
"abc\def\xyz'
but it is not inserting the whole thing ...
how can i ensure that the whole string including the backslashes get
inserted into the table
thanks
regards
surabhi
On Fri, Oct 21, 2005 at 08:29:44PM +0530, surabhi.ahuja wrote:
i have a fiels - varchar(100)
to this fiels i am trying to insert
"abc\def\xyz'
but it is not inserting the whole thing ...
See "String Constants" in the documentation and take particular
note of what it says regarding backslashes:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.0/interactive/sql-syntax.html#SQL-SYNTAX-CONSTANTS
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Michael Fuhr