Subject: Clarification in create_function.sgml
From: Oliver Elphick <olly@lfix.co.uk>
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Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 11:13:32 +0100
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It is necessary for single quotes and backslashes in a function
definition to be escaped, but the reference page does not make this
clear. 

diff -c -r1.52 create_function.sgml
*** create_function.sgml        11 Sep 2003 21:42:20 -0000      1.52
--- create_function.sgml        21 Oct 2003 10:10:08 -0000
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*** 252,257 ****
--- 252,261 ----
         language.  It may be an internal function name, the path to an
         object file, an SQL command, or text in a procedural language.
        </para>
+       <para>
+        Any single quotes or backslashes in the function definition must be
+        escaped by doubling them.
+       </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

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