On 25 Feb 2011, at 21:45, Christine Penner wrote: > I'm trying to do a select to find on a char field that has a single quote but getting errors. This is what I'm doing: > > Select * from f_buildings where B_STRET_LNE_CON='BERLETT\'S ROAD' > > The text I'm trying to find is BERLETT'S ROAD > > If I do the same thing but have double quotes in the string instead of single quotes this works. You probably have set standard_conforming_strings to 'on'. In that case you should either use: SELECT E'BERLETT\'S ROAD'; SELECT 'BERLETT''S ROAD'; Or set standard_conforming_strings TO 'off', in which case you'll just get a warning. Alban Hertroys -- Screwing up is an excellent way to attach something to the ceiling. !DSPAM:737,4d68cc3d11735859949296! -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
