Re: PL/SQL function to output number as hexadecimal string?

A copy of this was sent to "Jonathan Lewis" <jonathan_at_jlcomp.demon.co.uk> (if that email address didn't require changing) On Fri, 23 Jul 1999 09:47:49 +0100, you wrote:

>
>rawtohex will not convert numbers in hexadecimal,
>it simply displays in hex the internal storage of the
>number.
>
>I assume you want 11 (dec) -> B (hex)
>
>select rawtohex(11) from dual gives C10C
>q.v.
>select dump(11,16) from dual;
>
>There is a decimal to hex converter on my web-site,
>but this was not written to be particularly efficient.
>
>Thomas Kyte has also published on this newsgroup
>a 'base N to base M' generic conversion package
>which you might find through www.dejanews.com

They are on my web site as well, see the .sig

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Opinions are mine and do not necessarily reflect those of Oracle Corporation Received on Fri Jul 23 1999 - 09:23:55 CDT