Just realized, the query I sent you will remove ALL instances of \ inside the field you specify, if that isn't your intent, and you only want to remove \' then do this: UPDATE tablename SET fieldname = REPLACE(fieldname,'\\\'','\''); --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php