# Alarm Journal Filtering with backslash not working

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-journal-filtering-with-backslash-not-working/8113>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [March 6, 2014, 6:26am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-journal-filtering-with-backslash-not-working/8113 "2014-03-06T06:26:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![gekkoman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c89c15/32.png) [@gekkoman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/gekkoman)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2014, 6:26am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-journal-filtering-with-backslash-not-working/8113/1 "2014-03-06T06:26:02Z")

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Greetings

Ign 7.6.4-rc3 (b2013110714) |  
PostgreSQL 9.1.9 on x86\_64-unknown-linux-gnu, compiled by gcc (GCC) 4.4.7 20120313 (Red Hat 4.4.7-3), 64-bit

Cannot filter Alarm journal with backslash (in displaypath)

eg displayPath=DBW\Bilbul\Packaging\WB1\Carton\_erector will not filter properly

DBW\* works  
DBW\B\* does not  
_WB1_ works

have tried DBW\B\*, DBW\\B\*, DBW\\B\* all do not work

On postgres have had to previously change standard\_conforming\_strings default to make other bits work.

In direct DB query a “like ‘DBW\\B%’” is required to make it work.

The main reason for wanting the backslash is so that I can make alarms path match the MES production model so that I can auto create limiting filters by line/cell etc.

Forwardslash works but then I have to perform substitution before filter.

Regards

Tarek