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From Tom Lane
Subject Re: pgsql: Use double quotes for quoting xml attributes.
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In response to Re: pgsql: Use double quotes for quoting xml attributes.  (Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>)
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Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net> writes:
> Peter Eisentraut wrote:
>> Use double quotes for quoting xml attributes.

> Why? Just for consistency? Single quotes are perfectly legal.

Sure, but double quotes are nicer within data inside a SQL database.
They won't have to be doubled during COPY output, as an example.

            regards, tom lane

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