RE: Format phone number

given various list delays, I'm probably 6th or 7th with the answer, but here goes...

select '(' || substr(phone_number,1,3) || ')' || substr(phone_number,4,3) || '-' || substr(phone_number,7,4) from phone_numbers;

Watch for typos - I tested it but not on the same machine, so I had to retype it.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Metelsky [mailto:bmetelsky_at_cps92.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 12:22 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: Format phone number
>
>
> All
>
> Say I have a phone number char column with a length of 10 phone
> # is 2129779898
>
> I want to create a view with the number displayed (212)977-9898
>
> Something like
>
> select to_char(phone_number, '(999)999-9999') from phone_numbers;
> ORA-01481: invalid number format model
>
> But obiviously the to_char donst behave as a universial formatting /
> mask function.
> The function seems to, to_char only dates and currency
>
> I've searched google and orafaq but nothing jumped out.
>
> I know someone on this list has the answer...
>
> Thanks!
> bob
>

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