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To: josh@agliodbs.com
Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Request for builtin function: Double_quote 
In-reply-to: <200206171334.01532.josh@agliodbs.com> 
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Comments: In-reply-to Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>
	message dated "Mon, 17 Jun 2002 13:34:01 -0700"
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 10:48:53 -0400
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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
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Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> writes:
> Given the amount of qoute nesting we do in Postgres, I thought that we need a 
> function that handles automatic doubling of quotes within strings.   I've 
> written one in PL/pgSQL (below).  I'd really love to see this turned into a 
> builtin C function.

What does this do that isn't already done by quote_literal?

			regards, tom lane