That's what smart editors with colour coding are for. > -----Original Message----- > From: Daniel.Fink@xxxxxxx > Sent: 15 March 2004 18:07 > To: Daniel.Fink@xxxxxxx; oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Use of the quote / apostrophe in text fields > > > I like the CHR() function because my tiny little brain can > never remember how > many ' > I need to display ' (is it 2,3,4 or 42????) > > There is also an ASCII() function to return the ascii number > of a character > (sorry > IBMers, there is not an EBCIDIC() function...) > > ;) > > > Mladen Gogala wrote: > > > Or, using the double trouble quotes: > > insert into t1 values('A''MHOINE PSAMMITE'); > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. > -- > Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ > FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > ********************************************************************** This email contains information intended for the addressee only. It may be confidential and may be the subject of legal and/or professional privilege. Any dissemination, distribution, copyright or use of this communication without prior permission of the sender is strictly prohibited. ********************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------