Pound signs (####) returned instead of data

I have a user that is experiencing a really odd problem. She is running a workbook, and one of the columns is returning pound signs (##########) instead of a number value. The really weird part is that some of the records return a number, and some return the pound sign. When I run this query in SQL, there are no problems. I have tried adjusting the format mask of this column in Discoverer Admin, but to no avail. Does anyone else have any suggestions? Thanks in advance.

Just to be sure you are changing the data format on the workbook for the data format within either Discoverer Plus or in Discoverer Desktop, correct? Your colums may also be too small to display the data properly, increase their width. It does sound like the data format mask is your problem though. Let me know if I can be of any help.
Matt Topper
TUSC, The Oracle Experts
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