Re: default enconding

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Manuel Sugawara <masm(at)fciencias(dot)unam(dot)mx>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: default enconding
Date: 2004-03-28 01:12:09
Message-ID: 10229.1080436329@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Manuel Sugawara <masm(at)fciencias(dot)unam(dot)mx> writes:
> Hi, I have found what I thing is a quite annoying behaviour of
> Postgres (psql). When you type (and ask for complation) for some
> string that has some characters not in the ASCII encoding it requires
> a double quote on it, however if you don't put those double quotes
> around it, you can still execute the query.

... in other words, it doesn't require the double quotes. I don't see
the value of being more restrictive. Why is this annoying?

regards, tom lane

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