On 23 Dec 2009, at 22:58, Patrick M. Rutkowski wrote: > In that case, let me put it this way: > > Is the query > UPDATE my_table SET colname = NULL WHERE colname ~ '^\s*$' > > already all correct and standard conforming. Such that all I need to > do is turn on standard_conforming_strings to have it stop complaining > at me? > > In other words: I'm already doing it right, no? Yes, for this query you are. You may have other queries that rely on non-standard escaping though, and those would break if you toggle that setting. Alternatively you can just turn off the warning (escape_string_warning). Alban Hertroys -- If you can't see the forest for the trees, cut the trees and you'll see there is no forest. !DSPAM:737,4b333e33228059156120885! -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
