Re: Error in Constraint Checks with PGSQL 7.03

Sorry,

I somehow missed including the exact error message I get when inserting
:

Bad (null) varchar() external representation

Regards and best wishes,

Justin Clift
Database Administrator

pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org wrote:
>
> Justin Clift (aa2@bigpond.net.au) reports a bug with a severity of 2
> The lower the number the more severe it is.
>
> Short Description
> Error in Constraint Checks with PGSQL 7.03
>
> Long Description
> Hi,
>
> I'm experiencing this bug with Postgres 7.03 :
>
> CREATE TABLE "staff_details" (
>         "userid" character varying(24) NOT NULL,
>         "password" character(13) NOT NULL,
>         "name" character varying(96) NOT NULL,
>         "role" int2 NOT NULL,
>         "dob" date NOT NULL,
>         "phone_one" character varying(16) NOT NULL,
>         "phone_two" character varying(16),
>         "phone_three" character varying(16),
>         "address" character varying(280),
>         "status" int2,
>         "managers_notes" character varying(600),
>         CONSTRAINT "staff_details_userid" CHECK ((length(userid) < 25)),
>         CONSTRAINT "staff_details_password" CHECK ((length("password") <
> 14)),
>         CONSTRAINT "staff_details_name" CHECK ((length(name) < 97)),
>         CONSTRAINT "staff_details_dob" CHECK
> (date_ge(date(("timestamp"('2001-01-08'::date) - '18 years
> 00:00'::"interval")), dob)),
>         CONSTRAINT "staff_details_phone_one" CHECK ((length(phone_one) <
> 17)),
>         CONSTRAINT "staff_details_phone_two" CHECK ((length(phone_two) <
> 17)),
>         CONSTRAINT "staff_details_phone_three" CHECK
> ((length(phone_three) < 17)),
>         CONSTRAINT "staff_details_address" CHECK ((length(address) <
> 281)),
>         CONSTRAINT "staff_details_managers_notes" CHECK
> ((length(managers_notes) < 601)),
>         PRIMARY KEY ("userid")
> );
>
> When I attempt to insert data into this table, I get the following error
> :
>
> foobar=# insert into staff_details values ('0000111122223333',
> encrypt('foo'), 'Joshua', 1, '1970-07-01', '(03) 9867 5432', '(041) 309
> 2819', NULL, '1 Blankety-Blank Way\nBazzville', NULL, NULL);
>
> Yet if I remove BOTH the "staff_details_phone_three" &
> "staff_details_managers_notes" constraints it works  :
>
> foobar=# insert into staff_details values ('0000111122223333',
> encrypt('foo'), 'Joshua', 1, '1970-07-01', '(03) 9867 5432', '(041) 309
> 2819', NULL, '1 Blankety-Blank Way\nBazzville', NULL, NULL);
> INSERT 27605472 1
>
> Removing EITHER of these constraints doesn't work, and neither does
> removing any of the other constraints on this table.  Just these two
> TOGETHER.
>
> Regards and best wishes,
>
> + Justin Clift
> Database Administrator
>
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>
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