> > According to the documentation, > > INSERT INTO thing (name) VALUES ('Smith E'\\'& Jones'); > > must work. But it doesn't. So, double the enclosed quotes: > > INSERT INTO thing (name) VALUES ('Smith E''\\''& Jones'); > > Doesn't. > > It works fine, but with a warning, as > > INSERT INTO thing (name) VALUES ('Smith \\& Jones'); > > But it mightn't if I upgrade from 8.2.3. Deprecated. Can't risk it. > So 40,000 years from now I'll be on 8.2.3. >
I could be wrong, but shouldn't it be: INSERT INTO thing (name) VALUES ('Smith E'\\& Jones'); I'm not sure why you're including an extra single or double-quote in the string. Regards Thom