RE: To_Number

Very Possible. I'm 8.1.7.2 W2K sp2

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin Lange [SMTP:kgel_at_ppoone.com]
> Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 3:30 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: RE: To_Number
>
> Lisa;
> I wonder if it depends on the DB version. I did this on an 8.0.5 and
> got the invalid number error running the exact query that succeeded on
> yours. I had to do a replace on both the commas and the dollar sign.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Koivu, Lisa [mailto:Lisa.Koivu_at_efairfield.com]
> Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 1:55 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: RE: To_Number
>
>
>
> Laura are you sure you aren't trying this with the quotes? See
> below
>
> SQL> select * from testnum;
>
> COL1
> ---------------
> $24,990.09
>
> SQL> select to_number('col1','$999,999,999.99') from testnum;
> select to_number('col1','$999,999,999.99') from testnum
> *
> ERROR at line 1:
> ORA-01722: invalid number
>
> SQL> select to_number(col1,'$999,999,999.99') from testnum;
>
> TO_NUMBER(COL1,'$999,999,999.99')
> ---------------------------------
> 24990.09
>
> Lisa Koivu
> Oracle Database Administrator
> Fairfield Resorts, Inc.
> 5259 Coconut Creek Parkway
> Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA 33063
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Burton, Laura L. [SMTP:BurtonL_at_prismplus.com]
> Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 2:24 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: To_Number
>
> I have a table which contains a Unit_Cost varchar2(16) which
> contains $34,000.05. I can enter select
> to_number('$34,990.08','$999,999,999.99') from dual; and the results is
> 34990.08. However when I enter select
> to_number(unit_cost,'$999,999,999.99') from elas.qdr I get ora-01722:
> invalid number.
>
> Is there any other way to do this? I am trying to add a varchar2
> field that contains $ and commas. I thought the to_number function would
> convert the data to a number field.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Laura
>
>
>

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