From: "Peña, Botp" <botp@...>
Date: 2008-05-29T18:10:59+09:00
Subject: Re: Strings, postgresql and gsub

From: J-H Johansen [mailto:ondemannen@gmail.com] 
# irb(main):034:0> s.gsub(/'/, "\\'")
# => "blahblahblah"

faq. try the block form for less headache.

irb(main):006:0>  s.gsub(/'/){"\\'"}
=> "blah\\'blah"

kind regards -botp