I always ask the obvious questions... because the answer is usually
"oops we screwed up" and it fixes the problem
I STILL think "because" is an unacceptable answer to "why did you make
a number field varchar?"
- "Mercadante, Thomas F" <NDATFM_at_labor.state.ny.us> wrote:
> Oh sure. you had to ask the obvious question and start a holy war!
>
> Tom Mercadante
> Oracle Certified Professional
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 4:50 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
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>
> Am I the only one wondering why an obviously numeric field
> (unit_cost???) is being stored as varchar?
>
>
> --- JApplewhite_at_austin.isd.tenet.edu wrote:
> >
> > 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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> >
> > "Burton, Laura
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> >
> > L." To: Multiple
> recipients
> > of list ORACLE-L
> > <BurtonL_at_prism <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
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> > plus.com> cc:
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> > Sent by: Subject: To_Number
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> > root_at_fatcity.c
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> >
> > om
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> >
> > 12/05/2002
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> >
> > 01:24 PM
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> > Please respond
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> > to ORACLE-L
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> >
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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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