Avoid format errors when using output=wiki - 11.x

Summary

If you use output=wiki, the table is produced using wiki table notation. Data found within the table may contain wiki text that may interfere with the formatting of the table.

Solution

Such values either need to be escaped or surrounded by constructs that prevent this. Modify your SQL statement to do this.

Examples

Use a panel

'{panel:borderStyle=none|bgColor=#ffffff} ' || myfield || ' {panel}'

Use a div - needs the Adaptivist Content Formatting app

'{div:style=left:1em;right:1em} ' || myfield || ' {div}'

Better Solution

If you have administration access to your database, it makes it a lot more convenient for your users to create a few convenience functions in your database to do this automatically.

confluence_text function for PostgreSQL

-- Function: confluence_text(text)
-- DROP FUNCTION confluence_text(text);
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION confluence_text(text)
  RETURNS text AS
$BODY$ select '{div:style=left:1em;right:1em} ' || $1 || ' {div}' $BODY$
  LANGUAGE 'sql' STABLE
  COST 100;
ALTER FUNCTION confluence_text(text) OWNER TO postgres;
COMMENT ON FUNCTION confluence_text(text) IS 'Confluence - wrap text in a div to protect against table format errors';

confluence_panel function for PostgreSQL

-- Function: confluence_panel(text)
-- DROP FUNCTION confluence_panel(text);
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION confluence_panel(text)
  RETURNS text AS
$BODY$ select '{panel:borderStyle=none|bgColor=#ffffff} ' || $1 || ' {panel}' $BODY$
  LANGUAGE 'sql' STABLE
  COST 100;
ALTER FUNCTION confluence_panel(text) OWNER TO postgres;
COMMENT ON FUNCTION confluence_panel(text) IS 'Confluence - wrap a panel around a string';

Then, the examples above are much easier:

confluence_panel(myfield)

confluence_text(myfield)