diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index b039a51db1..60d451d9bb 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -8759,3 +8759,13 @@ David  23 Dec 2003 (supplied by Rom Walton)
 				iconwarning.ico (new)
 	win_build/
 		boinc_gui.dsp
+
+David  23 Dec 2003
+    - change string-escape function in DB code to handle \ as well as '
+        (otherwise updates/inserts can fail)
+
+    db/
+        boinc_db.C
+        db_base.C,h
+    sched/
+        update_stats.C
diff --git a/db/boinc_db.C b/db/boinc_db.C
index 9dc0b03ff4..dcde66f77a 100644
--- a/db/boinc_db.C
+++ b/db/boinc_db.C
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 // Contributor(s):
 //
 // $Log$
+// Revision 1.31  2003/12/26 06:03:02  boincadm
+// *** empty log message ***
+//
 // Revision 1.30  2003/12/24 21:49:34  boincadm
 // *** empty log message ***
 //
@@ -204,14 +207,14 @@ void DB_APP_VERSION::db_parse(MYSQL_ROW &r) {
 }
 
 void DB_USER::db_print(char* buf){
-    escape_single_quotes(email_addr);
-    escape_single_quotes(name);
-    escape_single_quotes(country);
-    escape_single_quotes(postal_code);
-    escape_single_quotes(global_prefs);
-    escape_single_quotes(project_prefs);
-    escape_single_quotes(url);
-    escape_single_quotes(signature);
+    escape_string(email_addr);
+    escape_string(name);
+    escape_string(country);
+    escape_string(postal_code);
+    escape_string(global_prefs);
+    escape_string(project_prefs);
+    escape_string(url);
+    escape_string(signature);
     sprintf(buf,
         "id=%d, create_time=%d, email_addr='%s', name='%s', "
         "authenticator='%s', "
@@ -232,14 +235,14 @@ void DB_USER::db_print(char* buf){
         seti_id, seti_nresults, seti_last_result_time,
         seti_total_cpu, signature, has_profile
     );
-    unescape_single_quotes(email_addr);
-    unescape_single_quotes(name);
-    unescape_single_quotes(country);
-    unescape_single_quotes(postal_code);
-    unescape_single_quotes(global_prefs);
-    unescape_single_quotes(project_prefs);
-    unescape_single_quotes(url);
-    unescape_single_quotes(signature);
+    unescape_string(email_addr);
+    unescape_string(name);
+    unescape_string(country);
+    unescape_string(postal_code);
+    unescape_string(global_prefs);
+    unescape_string(project_prefs);
+    unescape_string(url);
+    unescape_string(signature);
 }
 
 void DB_USER::db_parse(MYSQL_ROW &r) {
@@ -272,11 +275,11 @@ void DB_USER::db_parse(MYSQL_ROW &r) {
 }
 
 void DB_TEAM::db_print(char* buf){
-    escape_single_quotes(name);
-    escape_single_quotes(name_lc);
-    escape_single_quotes(url);
-    escape_single_quotes(name_html);
-    escape_single_quotes(description);
+    escape_string(name);
+    escape_string(name_lc);
+    escape_string(url);
+    escape_string(name_html);
+    escape_string(description);
     sprintf(buf,
         "id=%d, create_time=%d, userid=%d, name='%s', "
         "name_lc='%s', url='%s', "
@@ -298,11 +301,11 @@ void DB_TEAM::db_print(char* buf){
         expavg_credit,
         seti_id
     );
-    unescape_single_quotes(name);
-    unescape_single_quotes(name_lc);
-    unescape_single_quotes(url);
-    unescape_single_quotes(name_html);
-    unescape_single_quotes(description);
+    unescape_string(name);
+    unescape_string(name_lc);
+    unescape_string(url);
+    unescape_string(name_html);
+    unescape_string(description);
 }
 
 void DB_TEAM::db_parse(MYSQL_ROW &r) {
@@ -325,13 +328,13 @@ void DB_TEAM::db_parse(MYSQL_ROW &r) {
 }
 
 void DB_HOST::db_print(char* buf){
-    escape_single_quotes(domain_name);
-    escape_single_quotes(serialnum);
-    escape_single_quotes(last_ip_addr);
-    escape_single_quotes(p_vendor);
-    escape_single_quotes(p_model);
-    escape_single_quotes(os_name);
-    escape_single_quotes(os_version);
+    escape_string(domain_name);
+    escape_string(serialnum);
+    escape_string(last_ip_addr);
+    escape_string(p_vendor);
+    escape_string(p_model);
+    escape_string(os_name);
+    escape_string(os_version);
     sprintf(buf,
         "id=%d, create_time=%d, userid=%d, "
         "rpc_seqno=%d, rpc_time=%d, "
@@ -364,13 +367,13 @@ void DB_HOST::db_print(char* buf){
         credit_per_cpu_sec,
         venue, projects
     );
-    unescape_single_quotes(domain_name);
-    unescape_single_quotes(serialnum);
-    unescape_single_quotes(last_ip_addr);
-    unescape_single_quotes(p_vendor);
-    unescape_single_quotes(p_model);
-    unescape_single_quotes(os_name);
-    unescape_single_quotes(os_version);
+    unescape_string(domain_name);
+    unescape_string(serialnum);
+    unescape_string(last_ip_addr);
+    unescape_string(p_vendor);
+    unescape_string(p_model);
+    unescape_string(os_name);
+    unescape_string(os_version);
 }
 
 void DB_HOST::db_parse(MYSQL_ROW &r) {
@@ -478,8 +481,8 @@ void DB_WORKUNIT::db_parse(MYSQL_ROW &r) {
 }
 
 void DB_RESULT::db_print(char* buf){
-    escape_single_quotes(xml_doc_out);
-    escape_single_quotes(stderr_out);
+    escape_string(xml_doc_out);
+    escape_string(stderr_out);
     sprintf(
         buf,
         "id=%d, create_time=%d, workunitid=%d, "
@@ -501,8 +504,8 @@ void DB_RESULT::db_print(char* buf){
         claimed_credit, granted_credit, opaque, random,
         client_version_num, appid, exit_status
     );
-    unescape_single_quotes(xml_doc_out);
-    unescape_single_quotes(stderr_out);
+    unescape_string(xml_doc_out);
+    unescape_string(stderr_out);
 }
 
 void DB_RESULT::db_parse(MYSQL_ROW &r) {
diff --git a/db/db_base.C b/db/db_base.C
index 3c1e5ad35b..93f272fc47 100644
--- a/db/db_base.C
+++ b/db/db_base.C
@@ -191,14 +191,19 @@ void strcpy2(char* dest, char* src) {
 }
 #endif
 
-// convert ' to \' in place
-void escape_single_quotes(char* field) {
+// convert a string into a form that allows it to be used
+// in SQL queries delimited by single quotes
+//
+void escape_string(char* field) {
     char buf[MAX_QUERY_LEN];
     char* q = buf, *p = field;
     while (*p) {
         if (*p == '\'') {
             *q++ = '\\';
             *q++ = '\'';
+        } else if (*p == '\\') {
+            *q++ = '\\';
+            *q++ = '\\';
         } else {
             *q++ = *p;
         }
@@ -208,12 +213,12 @@ void escape_single_quotes(char* field) {
     strcpy(field, buf);
 }
 
-void unescape_single_quotes(char* p) {
-    char* q;
-    while (1) {
-        q = strstr(p, "\\'");
-        if (!q) break;
-        strcpy(q, q+1);
+void unescape_string(char* p) {
+    while (*p) {
+        if (*p == '\\') {
+            strcpy(p, p+1);
+        }
+        p++;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/db/db_base.h b/db/db_base.h
index 4780ba2b8d..abf7b86bd2 100644
--- a/db/db_base.h
+++ b/db/db_base.h
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ public:
             strlcpy(x, z, sizeof(x)); \
         } \
     }
-//void strcpy2(char* dest, char* src);
-void escape_single_quotes(char* field);
-void unescape_single_quotes(char* p);
+
+void escape_string(char* field);
+void unescape_string(char* p);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/html/user/intro.php b/html/user/intro.php
index d41b9c3f05..620f170ada 100644
--- a/html/user/intro.php
+++ b/html/user/intro.php
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ echo "
     Go to the <a href=download.php>download page</a>,
     download the BOINC software for your type of computer,
     install it, and run it.
-    You will be asked to enter your account ID.
+    You will be asked to enter the project URL
+    (".MASTER_URL.") and your account ID.
     </ul>
     That's it!
     <table cellpadding=8 ><tr><td bgcolor=ffffcc>
diff --git a/sched/update_stats.C b/sched/update_stats.C
index 4eb9ac65b0..b734884296 100644
--- a/sched/update_stats.C
+++ b/sched/update_stats.C
@@ -43,7 +43,10 @@ int update_users() {
     while (!user.enumerate()) {
         update_average(0, 0, user.expavg_credit, user.expavg_time);
         retval = user.update();
-        if (retval) return retval;
+        if (retval) {
+            log_messages.printf(SchedMessages::CRITICAL, "Can't update user %d\n", user.id);
+            return retval;
+        }
     }
 
     return 0;
@@ -56,7 +59,10 @@ int update_hosts() {
     while (!host.enumerate()) {
         update_average(0, 0, host.expavg_credit, host.expavg_time);
         retval = host.update();
-        if (retval) return retval;
+        if (retval) {
+            log_messages.printf(SchedMessages::CRITICAL, "Can't update host %d\n", host.id);
+            return retval;
+        }
     }
 
     return 0;
@@ -117,7 +123,10 @@ int update_teams() {
         }
 
         retval = team.update();
-        if (retval) return retval;
+        if (retval) {
+            log_messages.printf(SchedMessages::CRITICAL, "Can't update team %d\n", team.id);
+            return retval;
+        }
     }
     return 0;
 }