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Simple problem...

From: Norman Dunbar <Norman.Dunbar_at_lfs.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 10:36:42 -0000
Message-ID: <E2F6A70FE45242488C865C3BC1245DA7035CC1FC@lnewton.leeds.lfs.co.uk>


It's me again !

One thing, scanning through char by char will not pick up valid numbers such as :

1e6 = 1,000,000
1.2345e-7 = 0.00000012345

and so on. TO_NUMBER handles all of that.

Beware !

Cheers,
Norman.



Norman Dunbar
Database/Unix administrator
Lynx Financial Systems Ltd.
mailto:Norman.Dunbar_at_LFS.co.uk
Tel: 0113 289 6265
Fax: 0113 289 3146
URL: http://www.Lynx-FS.com

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