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* decode/encode  backslash to base64
@ 2024-03-24 21:29  ft <[email protected]>
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From: ft @ 2024-03-24 21:29 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: [email protected]

Hello, 

here is an example for decode and encode 
a string with backslash: 'a\'

select trim(convert_from(decode('YVw=', 'base64'), 'UTF8') )::text; 
answer: 'a\'

the next query throw an error: 
SQL Error [22P02]: ERROR: invalid input syntax for type bytea

select encode(trim(convert_from(decode('YVw=', 'base64'), 'UTF8')
)::text::bytea, 'base64' );

also:
select encode('a\'::text::bytea, 'base64');

What should I do?

Franz





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* decode/encode  backslash to base64
@ 2024-03-24 21:31  ft <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread

From: ft @ 2024-03-24 21:31 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: [email protected]

Hello, 

here is an example for decode and encode 
a string with backslash: 'a\'

select trim(convert_from(decode('YVw=', 'base64'), 'UTF8') )::text; 
answer: 'a\'

the next query throw an error: 
SQL Error [22P02]: ERROR: invalid input syntax for type bytea

select encode(trim(convert_from(decode('YVw=', 'base64'), 'UTF8')
)::text::bytea, 'base64' );

also:
select encode('a\'::text::bytea, 'base64');

What should I do?

Franz







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* Re: decode/encode backslash to base64
@ 2024-03-25 13:48  Tom Lane <[email protected]>
  parent: ft <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread

From: Tom Lane @ 2024-03-25 13:48 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: [email protected]; ft <[email protected]>; +Cc: [email protected]

ft <[email protected]> writes:
> here is an example for decode and encode 
> a string with backslash: 'a\'

That is not valid input syntax for bytea.  See

https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/datatype-binary.html

You've said nothing about what your actual purpose is,
so it's difficult to suggest what you should do differently.

			regards, tom lane






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