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Function that can tell is the given STRING is a set of CHARACTER or NUMBER? [message #255261]

Tue, 31 July 2007 04:05

azamkhan
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I was just woundering is there any PL-Sql function that can tell by analyzing a STRING weather it is a set of CHARACTER or NUMBER

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Re: Function that can tell is the given STRING is a set of CHARACTER or NUMBER? [message #255265 is a reply to message #255261]

Tue, 31 July 2007 04:26

Littlefoot
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As far as I know, there are no such functions in Oracle. Check list of available functions.

In order to be able to check what you need, you'll have to write your own functions; or, search the Internet for (for example) IS_CHAR and IS_NUMBER - you might run into working ones.

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Re: Function that can tell is the given STRING is a set of CHARACTER or NUMBER? [message #256050 is a reply to message #255261]

Thu, 02 August 2007 20:28

djmartin
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Look at http://www.orafaq.com/forum/m/168856/67467/?srch=rtrim+david#msg_168856 and http://www.orafaq.com/forum/m/173919/67467/?srch=rtrim#msg_173919

David

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