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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/syntax.sgml,v 1.87 2003/11/04 19:18:15 tgl Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/syntax.sgml,v 1.88 2003/11/06 22:21:47 tgl Exp $
-->
<chapter id="sql-syntax">
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ UPDATE "my_table" SET "a" = 5;
should be equivalent to <literal>"FOO"</literal> not
<literal>"foo"</literal> according to the standard. If you want
to write portable applications you are advised to always quote a
- particular name or never quote it.
+ particular name or never quote it.)
</para>
</sect2>
@@ -241,13 +241,13 @@ UPDATE "my_table" SET "a" = 5;
<secondary>escaping</secondary>
</indexterm>
A string constant in SQL is an arbitrary sequence of characters
- bounded by single quotes (<quote>'</quote>), e.g., <literal>'This
+ bounded by single quotes (<literal>'</literal>), e.g., <literal>'This
is a string'</literal>. SQL allows single quotes to be embedded
- in strings by typing two adjacent single quotes (e.g.,
- <literal>'Dianne''s horse'</literal>). In
+ in strings by typing two adjacent single quotes, e.g.,
+ <literal>'Dianne''s horse'</literal>. In
<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> single quotes may
- alternatively be escaped with a backslash (<quote>\</quote>,
- e.g., <literal>'Dianne\'s horse'</literal>).
+ alternatively be escaped with a backslash (<literal>\</literal>),
+ e.g., <literal>'Dianne\'s horse'</literal>.
</para>
<para>
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ SELECT 3 OPERATOR(pg_catalog.+) 4;
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- A constant or literal value; see <xref linkend="sql-syntax-constants">.
+ A constant or literal value.
</para>
</listitem>