PL/SQL & sysdate

I want to get the current year from the database & convert it to a number. The PL/SQL block compiles, but hangs when I try to execute it. The following is the problem statement:

select to_number(to_char(sysdate, 'YYYY')) into thisyear from dual;

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks in advance - Jennifer

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