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5 lut 2014 · You could have a couple application items containing format masks, and then reference the correct mask in the format mask field. Eg: Application item AI_FORMAT_MASK1 has a value FM9990D00 . In the format mask field you can then use &AI_FORMAT_MASK1.
1 cze 2023 · The parameters of the TO_CHAR function are: input_value (mandatory): This is the value to convert into a String type. This is the main input to the function, and this value can either be a DATE type or any of the Number types. format_mask (optional): This is the format that the input_value should be displayed as.
TO_CHAR (number) converts n to a value of VARCHAR2 data type, using the optional number format fmt. The value n can be of type NUMBER, BINARY_FLOAT, or BINARY_DOUBLE. If you omit fmt, then n is converted to a VARCHAR2 value exactly long enough to hold its significant digits.
Number Format Models. You can use number format models in the following functions: In the TO_CHAR function to translate a value of NUMBER, BINARY_FLOAT, or BINARY_DOUBLE data type to VARCHAR2 data type. In the TO_NUMBER function to translate a value of CHAR or VARCHAR2 data type to NUMBER data type.
6 lis 2019 · Syntax: TO_CHAR(value, [format_mask], [nls_parameter] ) value : A number or date to be converted to string. format_mask : The format that we can use to convert value to string. nls_parameter : nls_lang specified to convert value to string in particular language.
Purpose. TO_CHAR (character) converts NCHAR, NVARCHAR2, CLOB, or NCLOB data to the database character set. The value returned is always VARCHAR2. When you use this function to convert a character LOB into the database character set, if the LOB value to be converted is larger than the target type, then the database returns an error. See Also:
This tutorial shows you how to use the Oracle TO_CHAR() function to convert a DATE or INTERVAL value to a string in a specified format.
