F Harvell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > This also poses the biggest problem in terms of legacy compatibility. > Perhaps the answer is to add a runtime config option (and default it > to ANSI) and possibly deprecate the C escaping.
While I wouldn't necessarily object to a runtime option, I do object to both the other parts of your proposal ;-). Backslash escaping is not broken; we aren't going to remove it or deprecate it, and I would vote against making it non-default. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to [EMAIL PROTECTED])