Oracle-L: RE: Check for all numeric in a column

From: Jamadagni, Rajendra <Rajendra.Jamadagni_at_espn.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 09:09:28 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.0054098F.20030131090928@fatcity.com>

select *
from your_table
where replace(translate(your_column_name,'.1234567890','***********'),'*') is not null
/

Raj

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Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 11:46 AM
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Hi Ron -

in pl/sql, try and convert it with to_number and catch the error if it won't convert.

Lisa Koivu
Oracle Database Administrator
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-----Original Message-----
Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 11:25 AM
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What is the easiest / best way to check for a valid numeric value in a column?

R. Smith

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