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Subject: Re: AW: Extract text from XML, pay attention to XML Entities
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On 9/29/26 6:12 AM, Färber, Franz-Josef (StMUK) wrote:
> Hello David,
> 
> Thanks for your reply.
> 
> It’s just strange and unfortunate that
> 
> a) Postgres does not offer a simple solution

I think you are left with from here:

https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/xml2.html

"If you find that some of the functionality of this module is not 
available in an adequate form with the newer API, please explain your 
issue to <pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org> so that the deficiency can 
be addressed."


> 
> b) Postgres had indeed offered a simple solution, xml_string, in the 
> xml2 extension, which is deprecated (and won't deal with namespaces).
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Franz-Josef Färber
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