value too long - but for which column? - Mailing list pgsql-general

Hello,

I see the errors

ERROR:  value too long for type character varying(32)
CONTEXT:  SQL statement "update pref_users set first_name =  $1 ,
last_name =  $2 , female =  $3 , avatar =  $4 , city =  $5 , last_ip =
 $6 , login = now() where id =  $7 "
        PL/pgSQL function "pref_update_users" line 3 at SQL statement

and (same error, but different line number)

ERROR:  value too long for type character varying(32)
CONTEXT:  SQL statement "insert into pref_users(id, first_name,
last_name, female, avatar, city, last_ip, login) values ( $1 ,  $2 ,
$3 ,  $4 ,  $5 ,  $6 ,  $7 , now())"
        PL/pgSQL function "pref_update_users" line 14 at SQL statement

in the log files for PostgreSQL 8.4.7,
but my table has several varchar(32) columns -
which one is it?

pref=> \d pref_users;
                Table "public.pref_users"
   Column   |            Type             |   Modifiers
------------+-----------------------------+---------------
 id         | character varying(32)       | not null
 first_name | character varying(32)       |
 last_name  | character varying(32)       |
 female     | boolean                     |
 avatar     | character varying(128)      |
 city       | character varying(32)       |
 login      | timestamp without time zone | default now()
 last_ip    | inet                        |
 logout     | timestamp without time zone |
 vip        | timestamp without time zone |
 mail       | character varying(254)      |
Indexes:
    "pref_users_pkey" PRIMARY KEY, btree (id)
Referenced by:
    TABLE "pref_catch" CONSTRAINT "pref_catch_id_fkey" FOREIGN KEY
(id) REFERENCES pref_users(id)
    TABLE "pref_game" CONSTRAINT "pref_game_id_fkey" FOREIGN KEY (id)
REFERENCES pref_users(id)
    TABLE "pref_hand" CONSTRAINT "pref_hand_id_fkey" FOREIGN KEY (id)
REFERENCES pref_users(id)
    TABLE "pref_luck" CONSTRAINT "pref_luck_id_fkey" FOREIGN KEY (id)
REFERENCES pref_users(id)
    TABLE "pref_match" CONSTRAINT "pref_match_id_fkey" FOREIGN KEY
(id) REFERENCES pref_users(id)
    TABLE "pref_misere" CONSTRAINT "pref_misere_id_fkey" FOREIGN KEY
(id) REFERENCES pref_users(id)
    TABLE "pref_money" CONSTRAINT "pref_money_id_fkey" FOREIGN KEY
(id) REFERENCES pref_users(id)
    TABLE "pref_pass" CONSTRAINT "pref_pass_id_fkey" FOREIGN KEY (id)
REFERENCES pref_users(id)
    TABLE "pref_payment" CONSTRAINT "pref_payment_id_fkey" FOREIGN KEY
(id) REFERENCES pref_users(id)
    TABLE "pref_rep" CONSTRAINT "pref_rep_author_fkey" FOREIGN KEY
(author) REFERENCES pref_users(id)
    TABLE "pref_rep" CONSTRAINT "pref_rep_id_fkey" FOREIGN KEY (id)
REFERENCES pref_users(id)
    TABLE "pref_status" CONSTRAINT "pref_status_id_fkey" FOREIGN KEY
(id) REFERENCES pref_users(id)

And here is my stored procedure
(I apologize for the huge width):

pref=> \df+ pref_update_users


                        List o
f functions
 Schema |       Name        | Result data type |
                                                   Argument data types
                                            |  Type  | Volatility |
Owner | Language |                                 Source code
                         | Descri
ption

--------+-------------------+------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

--------------------------------------------+--------+------------+-------+----------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------
------
 public | pref_update_users | void             | _id character
varying, _first_name character varying, _last_name character varying,
_female boolean, _avatar character vary
ing, _city character varying, _last_ip inet | normal | volatile   |
pref  | plpgsql  |
                         |


              :                 begin


              :


              :                 update pref_users set


              :                     first_name = _first_name,


              :                     last_name  = _last_name,


              :                     female     = _female,


              :                     avatar     = _avatar,


              :                     city       = _city,


              :                     last_ip    = _last_ip,


              :                     login      = now()


              :                 where id = _id;


              :


              :                 if not found then


              :                         insert into pref_users(id,
first_name,


              :                             last_name, female, avatar,
city, last_ip, login)


              :                         values (_id, _first_name,
_last_name,


              :                             _female, _avatar, _city,
_last_ip, now());


              :                 end if;


              :                 end;


              :
(1 row)


So is there a way which columns
should be widened and is there
a way to turn string truncation into
a warning instead of a fatal error?

Regards
Alex