Varchar concatenate fields as Char or Varchar, not Text

Last week I upgraded to postgresql 8.1.4 (YEAH!) In my database I have a
view which concatenates three varchar fields to a new field. With
postgresql 7.2.3 the field resulting from the concatenation was a varchar,
with postgresql 8.1.4 the new field is a text field. This is affecting all
kinds of forms in my application. Is there a way I can get the output as
char or varchar? View code is below.

CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW vweventsummary AS
SELECT b.ltname, (c.refullname::text || d.enname::text) || f.evname::text
AS evlinkname1,
(g.refullname::text || h.enname::text) || i.evname::text AS evlinkname2,
a.evid, a.evlinktype, a.eventity1, a.evevent1, a.evresource1, a.eventity2,
a.evevent2, a.evresource2
FROM event a, linktype b, resource c, entity d, event f, resource g,
entity h, event i
WHERE a.evlinktype = b.ltid AND a.evevent1 = f.evid AND
a.evevent2 = i.evid AND a.evresource1 = c.reid
AND a.evresource2 = g.reid AND a.eventity1 = d.enid AND a.eventity2 =
h.enid;

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