string variable with spaces in psql

Hi,

I need to define a variable in psql, but the variable needs to contain a
space:

This is what I want to do;

\set theName '\''John Nobody '\''
SELECT add_agent( :theName, 'Test Company', 'Test Department' );

...
etc

Unfortunately psql removes the space, so that theName = 'JohnNobody'

What do i need to do to preserve the space?

Thanks
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Andre Truter

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