Philip Warner <pjw(at)rhyme(dot)com(dot)au> writes:
> At 12:47 PM 12/08/2004, Tom Lane wrote:
>> Backslashes are not special inside
>> dollar quotes --- nor is anything else, except the matching close tag
> If they are not special, then shouldnt:
> select $a$\$a$;
> result in
> ?column?
> \
> rather than an error?
Worksforme (TM).
regression=# select $a$\$a$;
?column?
----------
\
(1 row)
regression=#
Are you sure your psql and backend are both current?
regards, tom lane