RE: Change nuber.+# to number

One way that might work is to use the translate function. For Example:

SQL>r
  1* select
translate('&numberstring',1||translate('&numberstring','0123456789','
'),'1') from dual

Enter value for numberstring: 89_.
Enter value for numberstring: 89_.
old 1: select
translate('&numberstring',1||translate('&numberstring','0123456789','
'),'1') from dual

new 1: select translate('89_.',1||translate('89_.','0123456789',' '),'1') from dual

TR

--
89

1 row selected.

SQL>r
  1* select
translate('&numberstring',1||translate('&numberstring','0123456789','


'),'1') from dual

Enter value for numberstring: 99,9
Enter value for numberstring: 99,9
old   1: select
translate('&numberstring',1||translate('&numberstring','0123456789','


'),'1') from dual

new   1: select translate('99,9',1||translate('99,9','0123456789',' '),'1')
from dual

TRA
---
999

1 row selected.


HTH,
Jeff


-----Original Message-----
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 12:10 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L


Hi,
I want to get rid or those special char in a number string to a pure number,
for an instance, from 89_. or 99,9 to 89 and 999.
Which function should I use in SqlPlus?
Thanks a lot,

Jack

Change nuber.+# to number
 
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