Justin Pryzby <pryzby@telsasoft.com> writes:
> For example:
> $ python3.5 -c "import pg; db=pg.DB(); q = db.query(\"SET log_parameter_max_length_on_error=-1;\"); db.prepare('p',
'SELECT\$1::smallint'); db.query_prepared('p',66666);"
> 2021-01-03 02:21:04.547 CST [20157] ERROR: value "66666" is out of range for type smallint
> 2021-01-03 02:21:04.547 CST [20157] CONTEXT: unnamed portal with parameters: $1 = '66666'
> 2021-01-03 02:21:04.547 CST [20157] STATEMENT: SELECT $1::smallint
> When there are many bind params, this can be useful to determine which is out
> of range. Think 900 int/smallint columns, or less-wide tables being inserted
> multiple rows at a time with VALUES(),(),()...
> Of course, this isn't as good as showing the column name, so I might pursue
> Tom's suggestion for that at some point.
I started to look at this, and immediately began to wonder where is the
previous discussion you're evidently referring to. Can you dig up an
archives link?
regards, tom lane