Re: show value of backslashes in string array argument - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Achilleas Mantzios
Subject Re: show value of backslashes in string array argument
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Msg-id 200711121220.54516.achill@matrix.gatewaynet.com
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In response to Re: show value of backslashes in string array argument  ("Sabin Coanda" <sabin.coanda@deuromedia.ro>)
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Στις Δευτέρα 12 Νοέμβριος 2007 11:51, ο/η Sabin Coanda έγραψε:
> I fond another collateral problem, because there are the different
> convention to describe a varchar array item which contains backslashes,
> when standard_conforming_strings = 'on'
>
> For instance, to get a string composed by just one character backslash I
> can use any of the two forms:
>
>     SELECT ARRAY[ '\' ]::varchar[];
>
> or
>
>     SELECT '{\\}'::varchar[];
>
> On the other hand, standard_conforming_strings = 'on' let me use varchar
> items with '\' format. So the first format seems to be aware of
> standard_conforming_strings = 'on', but the second is not.
>
> My problem is that the java driver build arrays using the second format,
> but the driver seems to be aware of standard_conforming_strings = 'on'.
> This make inconsistence using the statement parameters, because to get the
> same thing in the database I have to initialize a varchar parameter with a
> string of one backslashes, but a varchar array item has to be initialized
> with a string of two backslashes.
>
> Sabin

I would recommend:

a) Move to Unix
b) Subscribe to pgsql-jdbc@postgresql.org

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