TO_NUMBER ('123.99','999D99') : TO_NUMBER « PL SQL Programming « Oracle PL/SQL Tutorial

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SQL>
SQL> SET SERVEROUTPUT ON
SQL> DECLARE
  2    d1    DATE;
  3    d2    DATE;
  4    d3    DATE;
  5    d4    DATE;
  6    n1    NUMBER;
  7    n2    NUMBER;
  8    n3    NUMBER;
  9   BEGIN
 10    n1 := TO_NUMBER ('123.99','999D99');
 11
 12    DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('n1 = ' || TO_CHAR(n1,'999D99'));
 13
 14  END;
 15  /
n1 =  123.99

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