pl/pgsql and error handling

[Alex Hochberger <alex(at)dsgi(dot)us>]

Is it possible to grab access to the actually user-friendly error  
message?  I have a bunch of files that come into my database, each  
slightly different.  The submitter fills out a form that records the  
info, and sticks it into a table.

If the file is malformed (wrong number of columns in a row) from a  
missing comma or something, I want to record the result to store in  
the database.  I assume that I should exception handle the COPY FROM  
line, and store the results, but I can't for the life of me figure out  
how to get the text like "invalid line on line 470352" or whatever  
psql shows.  Is that possible to obtain in plpgsql?

I've done extensive plpgsql programming before, but this is the first  
time I need it to validate the external data in question.

Alex