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Converting a character to an integer value



SQL>
SQL> -- Converting a character to an integer value.
SQL> DECLARE
  2        myString VARCHAR2(20) := '1997';
  3        myNumber NUMBER ;
  4  BEGIN
  5        myNumber := TO_Number(myString,'9999');
  6        DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('The converted number is: ' || myNumber);
  7        DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('The converted number plus 10 is: ' || (myNumber+10));
  8  END;
  9  /
The converted number is: 1997
The converted number plus 10 is: 2007

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

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