Re: Text data type doesn't accept newlines?

From: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
To: Randall Perry <rgp(at)systame(dot)com>
Cc: <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Text data type doesn't accept newlines?
Date: 2001-06-05 17:02:52
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.4.30.0106051901470.900-100000@peter.localdomain
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Randall Perry writes:

> I have a logging database that logs errors. The error messages contain
> newlines. Pgsql doesn't accept them on insert in a text data field.

I don't think so.

peter=# create table test1 (a text);
CREATE
peter=# insert into test1 values ('with
peter'# newline');
INSERT 145809 1
peter=# select * from test1;
a
--------------
with
newline
(1 row)

Please make a more detailed report if you have a problem.

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Peter Eisentraut peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net http://funkturm.homeip.net/~peter

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