What if it's a batch ETL process where there is no "user" to tell that it went wrong? The point that when you're worrying about string length, it's often an in

What if it's a batch ETL process where there is no "user" to tell that it went wrong? The point that when you're worrying about string length, it's often an indicator of a separate problem is a good one. But some things really do need the ability to measure/truncate strings and not every situation allows just throwing the software in the trash as an option.