Обсуждение: pgcrypto/encrypt insertion failes due to \\ (2 slah being next to each other)

Ismail Seyfi wrote:
> Hi,
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> I am currently using pgcrypto functions (encrypt(), decrypt()) on postgresql
> 7.4.1. There seems to be a problem when ever I try to insert a string that
> contains "\\" (2 slashes next to each other"). it gives an error message
> saying that it is not a valid entry for type bytea. I am using rijndael as
> the algrothim.
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> Can any one tell me why this would be happening? Thanks for your time

I think with bytea you have to use extra slashes, perhaps "\\\\" for
every literal slash.

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