When encountering error 2200B: Escape Character Conflict in Postgres DB, execute the following actions:
\
) used in the query, as they are common culprits.\\
).psql -U username -d dbname
, replacing username
with your PostgreSQL username and dbname
with the name of your database.standard_conforming_strings
setting. Check its value by running the query: SHOW standard_conforming_strings;
. If the value is off
, it affects how PostgreSQL interprets escape characters.standard_conforming_strings
for your session to test if it resolves the issue, run: SET standard_conforming_strings = ON;
Then, re-run your original query. If this resolves the issue, consider making this change permanent in your PostgreSQL configuration file (postgresql.conf
) by setting standard_conforming_strings = on
and restarting the database server.Execute these steps methodically to diagnose and resolve the 2200B: Escape Character Conflict error in PostgreSQL.
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