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From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Safe usage of tsearch2: to_tsquery('')
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Msg-id 16851.1186241470@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Safe usage of tsearch2: to_tsquery('')  (cluster <skrald@amossen.dk>)
Responses Re: Safe usage of tsearch2: to_tsquery('')  (cluster <skrald@amossen.dk>)
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cluster <skrald@amossen.dk> writes:
> In a web application I would like to use tsearch2 to search for by-user
> entered key words. That is, the user provides the keywords in a space
> separated list in some input text field. For that I use
> to_tsquery('<user keywords>') but I would like to do this in a safe way
> so that the user cannot misuse to_tsquery() by entering some harmful string.

Isn't plainto_tsquery() what you're looking for?

            regards, tom lane

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