def mk_track_data_error(db, errors_table, cols, value, error_code, error):

    assert cols != ()

    cols = map(sql_gen.to_name_only_col, cols)

    columns_cols = ['column']

    columns = sql_gen.NamedValues('columns', columns_cols,

        [[c.name] for c in cols])

    values_cols = ['value', 'error_code', 'error']

    values = sql_gen.NamedValues('values', values_cols,

        [value, error_code, error])

    select_cols = columns_cols+values_cols

    name_only_cols = map(sql_gen.to_name_only_col, select_cols)

    errors_table = sql_gen.NamedTable('errors', errors_table)

    joins = [columns, sql_gen.Join(values, type_='CROSS'),

        sql_gen.Join(errors_table, dict(zip(name_only_cols, select_cols)),

        sql_gen.filter_out)]

    return mk_insert_select(db, errors_table, name_only_cols,

        mk_select(db, joins, select_cols, order_by=None))