Thread: Re: [INTERFACES] escaping characters ...

On Tue, Jan 04, 2000 at 01:12:58PM -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
> When generating quoted strings for use in SQL commands, you should
> prefix single-quote (') and backslash (\) characters with a backslash.
> I think that's all.

Isn't the correct way to quote a single-quote with yet another single-quote?

Michael
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Michael Meskes <meskes@postgreSQL.org> writes:
> On Tue, Jan 04, 2000 at 01:12:58PM -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
>> When generating quoted strings for use in SQL commands, you should
>> prefix single-quote (') and backslash (\) characters with a backslash.

> Isn't the correct way to quote a single-quote with yet another single-quote?

Yeah, doubled '' works too (but only in SQL literals, not in COPY data).
Take your pick...
        regards, tom lane