"Ian Bell" <ib@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > My function TestLtree() is being executed in the PGAdmin debugger. The > debugger requires I define the argument being passed, I set this to 'a.b.c' > and I have confirmed in the debugger that this is indeed what is passed into > the function. > I do not understand what you mean by "You haven't shown us what you are > doing on that end". I am only using the debugger to test a simple function > - nothing more. Well, I'd say that *something* is calling that function with an argument different from what you expect. It's entirely possible that this is a bug in PGAdmin's debugger. Again, you'd be best off discussing it on the pgadmin lists rather than here. regards, tom lane