* Pavel Stehule: >> By the way, I refuse the notion that UTF-8 strings with embedded NULs >> are "broken". I can't recall any other system which enforces UTF-8 >> well-formedness, but does not permit embedded NULs.
> I have a different question. What is reason for embedded NULs inside > strings? The source system does not enforce that constraint, so from time to time, such data slips through. I don't know why it's there in the first place, and I have no control over the original data source. Usually, it's okay to silently strip NUL bytes; it's just a bit awkward. -- Florian Weimer <fwei...@bfk.de> BFK edv-consulting GmbH http://www.bfk.de/ Kriegsstraße 100 tel: +49-721-96201-1 D-76133 Karlsruhe fax: +49-721-96201-99 -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers