Andreas <maps.on@xxxxxxx> writes: > I can find the problematic rows. > How could I delete every char in a string that can't be converted to > WIN1252? http://tapoueh.org/articles/blog/_Getting_out_of_SQL_ASCII,_part_1.html http://tapoueh.org/articles/blog/_Getting_out_of_SQL_ASCII,_part_2.html That's using an hand-crafted translate expression, you could also use the recode library that does a pretty good job. Maybe the easiest way here would be using some plpythonu procedure using librecode? http://packages.debian.org/sid/python-bibtex Well or the same in plperlâ or even easier, process the source files before importing them? Regards, -- Dimitri Fontaine http://2ndQuadrant.fr PostgreSQL : Expertise, Formation et Support -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general