er.. i guess i was misinformed. (by Korry & Susan DouglasĀ“ second edition,
maybe this is relatively new?)
However, could you please answer my question?


On 6/26/07, Tom Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

"Willy-Bas Loos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> A quote in the data might be real data or quoting, and you have no way
to
>> tell the difference.

> It's not so bad, because a parameter of type name cannot start with a
quote.

Sure it can.

regression=# select '"Fooey"'::name;
  name
---------
"Fooey"
(1 row)

regression=# create table foo ( """Fooey""" int);
CREATE TABLE
regression=# \d foo
      Table "public.foo"
Column  |  Type   | Modifiers
---------+---------+-----------
"Fooey" | integer |

regression=#

                        regards, tom lane

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