You need to use two single quotes around ^ (like ''^'') or use the
dollar quoting approach.
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/static/plpgsql-development-tips.html
On 2/10/06, surabhi.ahuja <surabhi.ahuja@iiitb.ac.in> wrote:
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> but how should i do it within a stored procedure
> something like:
>
> CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION
> insert(varchar(65),varchar(65),date,varchar(256)) RETURNS
> retval AS'
> DECLARE
> patName text;
> BEGIN
>
> patName := trim($1);
> select trim(trailing `^` from patName) INTO patName;
> trim(patName);
>
> this seems to be giving syntax error
>
> thanks,
> regards
> Surabhi
>
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> From: Tom Lane [mailto:tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us]
> Sent: Thu 2/9/2006 12:49 PM
> To: surabhi.ahuja
> Cc: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
> Subject: Re: [GENERAL] r trim of characters other than space
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> "surabhi.ahuja" <surabhi.ahuja@iiitb.ac.in> writes:
> > i want to make the following check,
> > if it is having carets in the end, then those carets be removed.
> > so if i get a string like abc def^^^^
> > i should be able to get abc def
>
> Per SQL spec:
>
> regression=# select trim(trailing '^' from 'abc def^^^^');
> rtrim
> ---------
> abc def
> (1 row)
>
> regards, tom lane
>
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