About the string "Smith \& Jones". According to the documentation, INSERT INTO thing (name) VALUES ('Smith E'\\'& Jones'); must work. But it doesn't. So, double the enclosed quotes: INSERT INTO thing (name) VALUES ('Smith E''\\''& Jones'); Doesn't. It works fine, but with a warning, as INSERT INTO thing (name) VALUES ('Smith \\& Jones'); But it mightn't if I upgrade from 8.2.3. Deprecated. Can't risk it. So 40,000 years from now I'll be on 8.2.3. Granted, I'm not very bright. Would appreciate your help. --Elle -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general