function To_number Returns Ora-01722 (Doc ID 1676065.1)

Last updated on JUNE 08, 2017

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Standard Edition - Version 10.2.0.1 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.
***Checked for relevance on 7-Jan-2016***

Goal

Applying to_number to a field containing numbers stored as characters, it returns ora-01722

Example:


select to_number('70,59') from dual on the server it returns ora-01722.
When running select to_number('70.59') from dual on the server the query runs ok


When running select to_number('70.59') from dual on the client it returns ora-01722.
But when i run select to_number('70,59') from dual on the client the query runs ok



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