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From: Christoph Haller <ch@rodos.fzk.de>
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Subject: Re: string variable with spaces in psql
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 >
 > I need to define a variable in psql, but the variable needs to contain a
 > space:
 >
 > This is what I want to do;
 >
 > \set theName '\''John Nobody '\''
 > SELECT add_agent( :theName, 'Test Company', 'Test Department' );
 >
 > ...
 > etc
 >
 > Unfortunately psql removes the space, so that theName = 'JohnNobody'
 >
 > What do i need to do to preserve the space?
 >
Did you try
\set theName "John Nobody "

Regards, Christoph