Oracle-L: Re: To

From: <JApplewhite_at_austin.isd.tenet.edu>
Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2002 13:05:07 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.00513C4E.20021205130507@fatcity.com>

Laura,

Are those really zeros in $34,000.05 or are they letter Os? If so use Replace. (Beware of letter l being used instead of numeral 1 as well.)

Any leading or trailing spaces? If so use Trim(unit_cost).

Just a couple of quick suggestions.

Jack C. Applewhite
Database Administrator
Austin Independent School District
Austin, Texas
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JApplewhite_at_austin.isd.tenet.edu

                                                                                            
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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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