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From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Strange "Table has type character varying, but query expects character varying" errors
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Msg-id 13585.1170779809@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Strange "Table has type character varying, but query expects character varying" errors  ("Ümit Öztosun" <umit@ly.com.tr>)
Responses Re: Strange "Table has type character varying, but query expects character varying" errors  ("Ümit Öztosun" <umit@ly.com.tr>)
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"Ümit Öztosun" <umit@ly.com.tr> writes:
> Today two of our production servers developed the following error(s):
> ERROR:  attribute X(semi-random number here) has wrong type
> DETAIL:  Table has type character varying, but query expects character varying.

> They were running PostgreSQL 8.1.4 on Ubuntu Dapper, dual-core Intel Machines.

No they're not ... at least not anything I would label 8.1.4.  You
should have a word with Ubuntu about their labeling practices.
        regards, tom lane

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