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To: "Sabin Coanda" <sabin.coanda@deuromedia.ro>
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Subject: Re: show value of backslashes in string array argument 
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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
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"Sabin Coanda" <sabin.coanda@deuromedia.ro> writes:
> I found that, is that in spite of using standard_conforming_strings = 'on', 
> the string array items are shown in C escape sequences conventions.

That's how it's supposed to be.  See
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.2/static/arrays.html#AEN5876

			regards, tom lane