Re: Should TO_CHAR be replaced by high level code with pl/sql calls?

I can't imagine suggesting that to someone. The TO_CHAR function does a pretty good job. What are the reasons for this suggestion? There might be valid ones, but I can't think of any right now.

Cheers,
Brian

Ed wrote:
>
> It has been suggested by an "Oracle Expert" that we replace all our
> TO_CHAR calls in our select statements into pre or post calls to high
> level functions such as C or C++. Can someone please comment as to
> whether this is worth the effort.
>
> Thanks In Advance,
> Ed Reyes

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