"David Gradwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > set backslash_quote = off in postgresql.conf
> create table a (a1 varchar(100)) > insert into a(a1) values ( '\602') > gives ERROR: invalid byte sequence for encoding "UTF8": 0x82' backslash_quote has got zero to do with that case. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend