The following bug has been logged online: Bug reference: 4908 Logged by: Jack Douglas Email address: jackpdoug...@gmail.com PostgreSQL version: 8.3.7 Operating system: Debian Lenny Description: escaping and dollar quotes: "ERROR: unterminated string" Details:
Am I missing something obvious here - I understand from the documentation no escapes are counted in dollar quoted strings? postgres=> create or replace function temp() returns text language plpgsql AS $$ postgres$> begin postgres$> return '\'; postgres$> end; $$; ERROR: unterminated string CONTEXT: compile of PL/pgSQL function "temp" near line 2 I use the following as a workaround: postgres=> create or replace function temp() returns text language plpgsql AS $$ postgres$> begin postgres$> return rtrim('\ '); postgres$> end; $$; CREATE FUNCTION obviously this is a contrived test case to demonstrate the problem, not my real function :-) -- Sent via pgsql-bugs mailing list (pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-bugs