Error Dumping Data in SQl Server

Im dumping data from a PostgreSql DB into SQL Server. After cleaning up the generated SQL I created my table as such:

<code>

CREATE TABLE certifications (
cert_id int identity(1,1),
seminar_date datetime NOT NULL,
last_name varchar NOT NULL,
first_name varchar NOT NULL,
housing_agency varchar NOT NULL,
seminar varchar NOT NULL,
UNIQUE (cert_id)
);

</code>

When I try to insert like so:

<code>

Set identity_insert certifications on
Go
INSERT INTO certifications (cert_id, seminar_date, last_name, first_name, housing_agency, seminar) VALUES(580, '2001-03-23', 'Dean', 'James', 'Some Finance Agency', Some Certification');

INSERT INTO certifications (cert_id, seminar_date, last_name, first_name, housing_agency, seminar) VALUES(580, '2001-03-23', 'Dean2', 'James2', 'Some Finance Agency2', Some Certification2');

Set identity_insert certifications off
Go

</code>

(There are a few thousand records)
I get this error:

<error>

Server: Msg 8152, Level 16, State 9, Line 1
String or binary data would be truncated.
The statement has been terminated.
Server: Msg 8152, Level 16, State 9, Line 1
String or binary data would be truncated.
The statement has been terminated.

</error>

Any help would be greatly appreciated

TIACREATE TABLE certifications (
cert_id int identity(1,1),
seminar_date datetime NOT NULL,
last_name varchar NOT NULL,
first_name varchar NOT NULL,
housing_agency varchar NOT NULL,
seminar varchar NOT NULL,
UNIQUE (cert_id)
);

You will need to specify the width of varchar colums .. i believe that is the source of your problem|||You were correct. Thanks a bunch! -Esql