On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 9:27 AM, Михаил <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I need to escape double quotes only:
> test=# select regexp_replace('"""{Performer,"Boomwacker ""a""
> Recording""}"""', '([^"])"{2}([^"])', '\1\"\2', 'g');
> regexp_replace
> -------------------------------------------------
> """{Performer,"Boomwacker \"a"" Recording\"}"""
>
What is the goal you are trying to accomplish. Its possible to do what
you ask but only if no other solution is feasible.
> This is unexpected result.
>
> But when added one symbol to ""a"" the result is right:
> test=# select regexp_replace('"""{Performer,"Boomwacker ""a1""
> Recording""}"""', '
>
> ([^"])"{2}([^"])', '\1\"\2', 'g');
> regexp_replace
> --------------------------------------------------
> """{Performer,"Boomwacker \"a1\" Recording\"}"""
>
>
<
([^"])"{2}([^"])> on < ""a""> consumes < ""a> leaving <""> which doesn't
match your pattern since there is nothing before the double-quote to
satisfy the [^"]
See depesz's simultaneous post for the solution using look-ahead.
David J.
