Re: INSERTING "NEW LINES" IN A SELECT STATEMENT

JORGE MALDONADO wrote:
> I have a query like this:
>
> SELECT field1 || field2 AS finalfield FROM table1
>
> Is it possible to insert a new line between "field1" and "field2"
> (carriage return, line feed or something) so when "finalfield" is
> displayed it is shown in 2 lines?

It is possible to insert escape characters like \n, \r or \f. For
details see this link:

   http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/sql-syntax-lexical.html


> My web application actually displays one line as follows depending on
> the internet browser:
> 1. The line displayed is "cut" so part of the information is not seen.
> 2. All of the information is displayed but the horizontal scrolling bar
> appears to "move the screen" to the right and read the complete information.

If you plan to output the results into HTML you might want to insert
"<br>" instead of \n... or to handle the problem using CSS.

Regards,
Ognjen