Received: from localhost.localdomain (postgresql.org [64.49.215.8]) by localhost (Postfix) with ESMTP id A6412477373; Mon, 24 Jun 2002 19:27:42 -0400 (EDT) Mailbox-Line: From tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us Mon Jun 24 19:27:42 2002 Received: from sss.pgh.pa.us (unknown [192.204.191.242]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7604A475D26; Mon, 24 Jun 2002 18:40:51 -0400 (EDT) Received: from sss2.sss.pgh.pa.us (tgl@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sss.pgh.pa.us (8.11.4/8.11.4) with ESMTP id g5OMeb127429; Mon, 24 Jun 2002 18:40:38 -0400 (EDT) To: "Josh Berkus" Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org Subject: Re: Request for builtin function: Double_quote In-reply-to: References: Comments: In-reply-to "Josh Berkus" message dated "Tue, 18 Jun 2002 08:49:33 -0700" Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 18:40:37 -0400 Message-ID: <27426.1024958437@sss.pgh.pa.us> From: Tom Lane X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-5.3 required=5.0 tests=IN_REP_TO,X_NOT_PRESENT version=2.30 X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200206/331 X-Sequence-Number: 8296 "Josh Berkus" writes: > Well, first off, quote_literal isn't in the documentation under > "Functions and Operators". So this is the first I've heard about it > -- or probably anyone else outside the core team. How long has it > been around? Awhile; however, the only documentation was in the discussion of EXECUTE in the pl/pgsql chapter of the Programmer's Guide, which is probably not the best place. > Therefore, I withdraw my initial request, and request instead that > quote_literal be added to the function documentation in String > Functions and Operators. Done; I also added its sister function quote_ident. See the devel docs at http://candle.pha.pa.us/main/writings/pgsql/sgml/functions-string.html regards, tom lane