-----Original Message----- From: pgsql-general-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pgsql-general-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of jkells Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2011 12:33 PM To: pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: General coding question General coding question. Can I insert a text string into a character varying column that contains a \ as is, meaning no escaping of the character or is this a bad practice? I.e: Column data ========== ==================================== description SUBDIV LOT 13 & N1\2 LOT 14 Thanks ----------------------------------------------------- You never would actually store an "escaping" black-slash in the data. The need for an escape symbol occurs only during data entry and strictly depends on how you are entering data . As you have not provided those details further advice cannot be given. David J. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
