Marc Munro <marc@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > but retrieving the constraint definition using pg_get_constraintdef(oid) > gives me this: > CHECK (((VALUE ~ '^\\d{4}$'::text) OR (VALUE ~ '^\\d{5}-\\d{4}$'::text))) > How can I get the constraint definition with proper escaping from the > catalog? Is there another function I should be using? pg_dump just turns off that warning. The string is correct for the prevailing value of standard_conforming_strings; the warning is useless noise as long as you're careful about maintaining that setting. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general