function To_number Returns Ora-01722 (Doc ID 1676065.1)

Last updated on AUGUST 04, 2018

Applies to:

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

Solution

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