Re: massive quotes?

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Andreas Pflug <pgadmin(at)pse-consulting(dot)de>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: massive quotes?
Date: 2003-09-11 18:25:17
Message-ID: 200309111825.h8BIPI516141@candle.pha.pa.us
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Andreas Pflug wrote:
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
>
> >You mean if the special quotes are <-- and -->, <-----> would be the
> >same as '-'?
> >
> >
>
> If they work as the standard ' quote (and that seems to be Toms
> intention), obviously.
>
> Besides, we have to care specially about -->. Remember the complaints about
> select 1--1,
> behaving differently between MySQL and PostgreSQL. -- should remain
> comment under all circumstances.
>
> Too sad, all special chars are used up for operators....

Oh, I never intended <--, --> to be used --- they were just examples.

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