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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Gavan Schneider, Sodwalls, NSW, Australia
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