Varchar to number returns a ORA-01722-Invalid Number error

I have a script where i am converting a varchar to number to be compared against a number.
(To_Number(p.result_value,'999999.99') < 0 OR p.result_value < 0)
this particular line is causing the error ORA-01722-Invalid Number.
Is there any ideas as to why this happens and how I can resolve?
Thanks in advance!

The result_value column in Pay_Run_Result_Values is a varchar2 field.
So you need to put in some additional logic to make sure that the row is having numbers alone before doing to_number.
Cheers
Ganesh

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I have been using Express for a month or so now but have very limited knowledge of how it works.
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When I add a record it saves the data OK and put the record in the list.
When I click on the record in the list it takes me to the edit screen and I can change
the details and it works OK and all the changes get saved to the database.
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I then added a routine to create a USER in the APEX Manage USERs.
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ID NUMBER
CREATED_ON DATE
CREATED_BY VARCHAR2(10)
CHANGED_ON DATE
CHANGED_BY VARCHAR2(10)
ACTIVE VARCHAR2(3)
USERNAME VARCHAR2(10)
FULLNAME VARCHAR2(30)
TEAMLEADER VARCHAR2(3)
TEAMLEADER_ID NUMBER
LAB NUMBER
DIRECTOR VARCHAR2(3)
ACTION_MANAGER VARCHAR2(3)
SDM VARCHAR2(3)
GM VARCHAR2(3)
EMAIL_ADDRESS VARCHAR2(50)
PASSWORD VARCHAR2(12)
SDTL VARCHAR2(3)
FIRSTNAME VARCHAR2(30)
LASTNAME VARCHAR2(30)
GROUP_ID NUMBER
USER_ID VARCHAR2(20)
Process Script to create the Express User Account:
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group_id NUMBER;
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group_id := APEX_UTIL.get_group_id (:P15_GROUP_ID);
APEX_UTIL.CREATE_USER (
P_USER_NAME => :P15_USERNAME,
P_FIRST_NAME => :P15_FIRSTNAME,
P_LAST_NAME => :P15_LASTNAME,
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Hi,
It could be that this is because you are using SYSDATE which contains the time as a fraction rather than TRUNC(SYSDATE) which just contains the current time. It could be that your working_dates_between raises this error.
However, your formula is far more complicated than it needs to be.
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We are using a function like so
The usage for the function below is
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SQL> /
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AND asp.ACC_SPCM_TYP_ID = ast.ACC_SPCM_TYP_ID
AND ast.ACC_SPCM_TYP_SPCM_TYP_ID = st.SPCM_TYP_ID
AND apr.procdr_id = pr.PROCDR_ID
AND pr.PROCDR_ID = ppf.PROCDR_ID
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Hi,[email protected]
we are working on Import tool, which takes a CSV file and inserts in Oracle
DB.I am using PLSQL UTL_File.Please look into the PLSQL file and clarify my
Queries.
If the Last column is a Varchar field, we are able to insert Records
comfortably. but we get the Following Error when the last column in CSV file
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Error Generated:
ORA-01722: invalid number 12242, ,
Praveen, Reddy, Chitti, Praveen Reddy Chitti, ,700,
ORA-01722: invalid number 12242, ,
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PRLN2 VARCHAR2 (256),
PRCCD VARCHAR2 (256),
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PRCTR NUMBER (10),
PRZIP VARCHAR2 (15),
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we get the Following Error when the last column in CSV fileis a Number field.
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ORA-01722: invalid number while using TO_CHAR function.

Hi All,
I was using this query from around past 1 year and everything was working fine.
select to_char ( '2012/12/23','YYYY/MM/DD') from dual;
how ever from monday onwards , this is returning me with the following error.
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Please help me regarding this.

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As in the below query, even though I said "to_number(ccds.segment3) account_seg" in the inner select query but when I give a where condition "account_seg between 150000 and 160000" in the outer query, the sql errors out with "ORA-01722: invalid number" error.
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ERROR at line 16:
ORA-01722: invalid number
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and prls.requisition_line_id=prds.requisition_line_id
and prds.code_combination_id=ccds.code_combination_id
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Hi this error comes because of data problem.
Some value in segment3 is having alphanumeric data. Check it i am sure about this, i verified!
Adding more info:
Some of the alphanumeric data that i found in my database are:
X00050
F5000
Let us replicate your error:
1. This will run fine:
SELECT segment3
FROM gl_code_combinations_kfv
WHERE segment3 = 'F5000';
SEGMENT3
F5000
But when we say TO_NUMBER of this value, see what happens:
SELECT TO_NUMBER(segment3)
FROM gl_code_combinations_kfv
WHERE segment3 = 'F5000';
SELECT TO_NUMBER(segment3) FROM gl_code_combinations_kfv WHERE segment3 = 'F5000'
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-01722: invalid number
Error proved!
Thanks,
Jithendra
Error Proof added
Jithendra

TO_NUMBER and ORA-01722 invalid number pls delete

I cannot see where to delete a post I made. I found out my problem. It was in my NLS settings. Decimals were set to be commas instead of periods.
please disregard this post, and delete if you are a moderator
I recently tried to bring in lat/long coordinates from a VARCHAR2 field (and even as a flat file) into a NUMBER field with a setup of NUMBER(20,13) to ensure I'd capture all of the signifigant digits.
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Hi,
I have seen a previous post on this problem, but none of the tips applied to my situation, so I'm asking again.
I'm accesing Oracle 8i Personal (German Version) with Access 2002 (latest SP, on a computer with Windows 2000). Please note that I installed the latest ODBC driver from Oracle (8.1.7.6.0). When I create a table which has, say, a NUMBER(10,3) field in it, and I link it into Access using the ODBC driver, I cannot enter numbers like "1,23" into the table. The error "ORA-01722: Invalid number" is shown and the INSERT fails. If I enter the numbers like "1.23", the resulting field value is "123". The
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Any comments greatly appreciated.
Best regards
Markus

This is actually a duplicate of bug# 1938991 which says:
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ORA-20006: ORA-01722: invalid number ORA-06512: at "APPS.WF_NOTIFICATION"

Hi,
I am having a wft program, which checks a function activity and depending on the value returned sends difference notifications.
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What is the best way to get the procedure name in the error message? So that it becomes easier for identifying which procedure is causing the erro?
Please let me know.
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Hi,
Instead of the RAISE_APPLICATION_ERROR command, just replace that with RAISE;
The error is coming out of the package that is sending the notification (WF_NOTIFICATION), which is invoked when you open the notification. I'm guessing that line 5 is the line in your code though.
Are you using documents to send the notification, or are they purely defined in the .wft file?
Matt
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I am Using .NET petshop Architecture and in this architecture oraHelper class have following code.
public static DataTable ExecuteReader(string cmdText)
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Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.
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Could anyone tell me whats goign wrong.
Regards
Uzma

Complete Exception trace is as under
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ORA-01722: Invalid number when implementing the Ruby article sample

Hi all,
When I implemented the Ruby on Rails article posted in http://www.oracle.com/technology/pub/articles/haefel-oracle-ruby.html, I found the following problem:
Everything was fine until I decided to test my application. When my web app tried to access some record of the table, the following error happened:
OCIError: ORA-01722: invalid number: select * from (select raw_sql_.*, rownum raw_rnum_ from (SELECT * FROM comics WHERE (comics.id = '2.0') ) raw_sql_ where rownum <= 1) where raw_rnum_ > 0
F:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.14.4/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_adapter.rb:120:in `log'
F:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.14.4/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/oracle_adapter.rb:277:in `execute'
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F:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.14.4/lib/active_record/base.rb:390:in `find_by_sql'
F:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.14.4/lib/active_record/base.rb:924:in `find_every'
F:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.14.4/lib/active_record/base.rb:918:in `find_initial'
F:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.14.4/lib/active_record/base.rb:952:in `find_one'
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I would like to hear the advice from more experienced RoR developers in order to solve this little issue... (I believe this is more a RoR problem than an Oracle one, but I didn't find anything useful in Rail forums).
Thank you very much in advance for your help.
Gregorio

Are you saying that if you do not modify the WHERE condition and run the SELECT as-is (as in your original post) in SQL*Plus, you get the same error?
Can you post a test case? I'm not getting any error in example below.
SQL> create table comics (id number) ;
Table created.
SQL> insert into comics values ('2.0') ;
1 row created.
SQL> insert into comics values ('2') ;
1 row created.
SQL> insert into comics values (2.0) ;
1 row created.
SQL> insert into comics values (2) ;
1 row created.
SQL> commit ;
Commit complete.
SQL> select * from comics WHERE (comics.id = '2.0') ;
        ID
         2
         2
         2
         2
4 rows selected.
SQL> drop table comics ;
Table dropped.
SQL> create table comics (id varchar2(10)) ;
Table created.
SQL> insert into comics values ('2.0') ;
1 row created.
SQL> insert into comics values ('2') ;
1 row created.
SQL> insert into comics values (2.0) ;
1 row created.
SQL> insert into comics values (2) ;
1 row created.
SQL> select * from comics WHERE (comics.id = '2.0') ;
ID
2.0
1 row selected.
SQL>Message was edited by:
Kamal Kishore

Recieving ORA-01722 invalid number error while creating a materialized view

Hi,
I am receiving a ORA-01722 invalid number error while creating a materialized view. when run the select statement of the view i don't get any error, but when i use the same select statement to create a materialized view i receive this error. Could any please help in resolving this error. Here is the code i am using to create a materialized view.
CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW MV_EBS_CH_CLOSED
REFRESH FORCE ON DEMAND
AS
SELECT DISTINCT kr.request_id, org.org_unit_name,
ebs_ch_ticket_type (kr.request_id) ticket_type,
DECODE
(kr.status_code,
'CLOSED_SUCCESS', kr.last_update_date,
'IN_PROGRESS', (SELECT MAX (start_time)
FROM ebs_ch_datastore ecd1
WHERE kr.request_id = ecd1.request_id
AND workflow_step_name =
'Final BA Review and Deployment Exit Criteria')
) closed_date,
substr(krhd.visible_parameter12,1,10) siebel_start_date,
kr.creation_date itg_start_date
FROM kcrt_requests kr,
kcrt_request_types krt,
kcrt_req_header_details krhd, kcrt_request_details krd1,
(SELECT koum.user_id user_id,
DECODE (koup.org_unit_name,
'IT Implementations', 'CHS - Service Management BA',
koup.org_unit_name
) org_unit_name
FROM krsc_org_unit_members koum, krsc_org_units koup
WHERE 1 = 1
AND 'Y' = koup.enabled_flag
AND koum.org_unit_id = koup.org_unit_id
AND EXISTS (
SELECT 'X'
FROM krsc_org_units kouc
WHERE koup.org_unit_id = kouc.org_unit_id
START WITH kouc.parent_org_unit_id =
ANY (SELECT org_unit_id
FROM krsc_org_units krsc_org_units1
WHERE 'Clearinghouse' =
org_unit_name)
CONNECT BY kouc.parent_org_unit_id =
PRIOR kouc.org_unit_id)
UNION
SELECT kou.manager_id user_id,
DECODE
(kou.org_unit_name,
'IT Implementations', 'CHS - Service Management BA',
kou.org_unit_name
) org_unit_name
FROM krsc_org_units kou
WHERE 'Y' = kou.enabled_flag
START WITH kou.parent_org_unit_id =
(SELECT org_unit_id
FROM krsc_org_units krsc_org_units2
WHERE 'Clearinghouse' = org_unit_name)
CONNECT BY kou.parent_org_unit_id = PRIOR kou.org_unit_id) org
WHERE krt.request_type_id = kr.request_type_id
AND krt.request_type_name IN ('Bug Fix', 'IT Enhancement')
and kr.REQUEST_ID = krd1.request_id
and krd1.batch_number = 1
AND kr.request_id = krhd.request_id
AND org.user_id in (krd1.parameter4, krd1.parameter5, krd1.parameter7)
AND ( 'CLOSED_SUCCESS' = kr.status_code
OR 'IN_PROGRESS' = kr.status_code
AND kr.request_id IN (
SELECT request_id
FROM (SELECT DISTINCT request_id,
MAX
(start_time)
closed_date
FROM ebs_ch_datastore
WHERE 'Final BA Review and Deployment Exit Criteria' =
workflow_step_name
GROUP BY request_id))
Thanks,
Shaik Mohiuddin

This error occurs when you try to create a materialized view , but if you run the sql the results are perfectly fine. Well it happend to me also and to fix this I made sure all the coulmns have the same data type which are used in joins or in where clause.
use
where
to_number(col1)=to_number(col2) and to_number(col3)=to_number(col4)
hope this helps..

Error Message - ORA-01722 Invalid Number

Hello:
I have the following situation. When I create an organization, a record is inserted into the following table, AGREEMENTS, and populates four fields.
I have an update form which selects the organization from the AGREEMENTS table so the user can populate the rest of the table. In addition, on this form, there is a drop-down box which allows the user to select the name of a legal document along with the version of the document in which the user needs to select. This select list is created via an LOV joining three tables. The item name for this select list is :P6_DOCUMENT.
The code for the LOV is:
SELECT S.DOC_NAME||' - '|| O.VERSION_NO AS DOC, O.ORG_DOC_CURR_KEY
FROM SUPPORTING_DOCS S,
     ORG_DOC_CURR_VER O,
     AGREEMENTS H
WHERE
    S.DOC_TYPE = 'HISA'
AND S.SUPPORTING_DOC_KEY = O.SUPPORTING_DOC_KEY
AND H.ORG_KEY_LE = O.ORG_KEY
AND O.ORG_KEY=:P6_ORG_KEY_LEWhen the user completes the form, the SUBMIT process is a PL/SQL block consisting of an UPDATE statement to update the AGREEMENTS table based on the selected organization and an INSERT statement to insert a record into the AGREEMENTS_DOC table to store the value stored in :P7_DOCUMENT.
Ok, now here is where my problem starts.
When I first bring up the form and I select the organization I want to update, I click the Search button to find the organization and I receive the following error message: ORA-01722 Invalid Number.
At this point all I'm doing is a basic search. There is no insert/update or anything going on. I'm not understanding why I would be receiving this error message.
The search is based on the database column ORG_KEY_LE whose datatype is NUMBER.
In my application, the item assigned to ORG_KEY_LE is P6_ORG_KEY_LE.
I have a PL/SQL block process created (On Load-Before Header) in the Page Rendering area of my page definition. The PL/SQL code that is written is:
BEGIN
IF :P6_SEARCH_ORG != '0' THEN
:P6_ORG_KEY_LE := :P6_SEARCH_ORG;
END IF;
END;I then have an Item created, :P6_SEARCH_ORG, which is a Select List. In the LOV portion of the page for this item, I have the following:
select ORG_KEY_LE display_value, ORG_KEY_LE return_value
from AGREEMENTS
order by 1The reason for using this table is because this table contains the newly created organization which needs to be updated with the remaining columns of data.
I then have a Search button in the Button area which has the following settings:
Button Position: Region Template Position #CHANGE#.
Condition Type: Value of Item in Express 1 is NULL.
Expression 1: :P6_ORG_KEY_LE.
To troubleshoot this problem, I created two pages, one page to do the UPDATE and the second page to do the INSERT.
The SEARCH functionality in both pages are identical.
When I run my UPDATE page, which only involves updating the missing fields, the process works. I have my search box, I'm able to search for the organization, make my updates, and I'm good.
When I run my INSERT page, which involves inserting the record with the assigned document, I receive the error message after I click the SEARCH button. In order to INSERT the record into this table, I first need to SELECT the organization that was UPDATED in the AGREEMENTS table (using the UPDATE page described in above paragraph). When I select the organization, the user can then assign the appropriate legal document to the organization and insert the record into the AGREEMENTS_DOC table.
Can someone help me with this error message? I'm not sure why I am able to perform my SEARCH on a page with the UPDATE statement, not able to perform the SEARCH on the page with my INSERT statement, and not be able to perform the SEARCH on the page that combines the UPDATE and INSERT statements.
I did some more troubleshooting and I do believe my SUBMIT process which contains the INSERT statement is the issue. I created a fourth page which doesn't have a SUBMIT process. I brought up the form, searched for my organization and the information for that organization appeared. The problem is definately with my UPDATE/INSERT process.
The PL/SQL block for the Submit process is the following:
BEGIN
update
    MDD.HISA_AGREEMENTS
     set
       LAST_UPDATED_BY=V('APP_USER'),
       APPROVER_SALUTATION=:P6_APPROVER_SALUTATION,
       APPROVER_FIRST_NAME=:P6_APPROVER_FIRST_NAME,
       APPROVER_MIDDLE_INITIAL=:P6_APPROVER_MIDDLE_INITIAL,
       APPROVER_LAST_NAME=:P6_APPROVER_LAST_NAME,
       APPROVER_NAME_SUFFIX=:P6_APPROVER_NAME_SUFFIX,
       APPROVER_EMAIL_ADDR=:P6_APPROVER_EMAIL_ADDR,
       SPONSOR_EMAIL_ADDR=:P6_SPONSOR_EMAIL_ADDR,
       APPROVER_TITLE=:P6_APPROVER_TITLE
where
      ORG_KEY_LE=:P6_ORG_KEY_LE
INSERT INTO
    HISA_AGREEMENT_DOCS
      (HISA_AGREEMENT_DOC_KEY,
       ORG_KEY_LE,
       APPLICATION_KEY,
       STATUS,
       STATUS_DATE,
       CREATED_BY,
       ORG_DOC_CURR_KEY)
VALUES
      (HISA_AGREEMENT_DOC_KEY_SEQ.NEXTVAL,
       :P6_ORG_KEY_LE,
       :P6_APPLICATION_KEY,
       'C',
       SYSDATE,
       V('APP_USER'),
       :P6_DOCUMENT)
END;There is something wrong with the above statement and I do not understand what it could be. Can someone help?
Thanks for the help.

Hi,
I believe you are on to something.
The select list for item :P6_DOCUMENT appears when I first bring up the form. When I select my organization and receive the error message, I clicked on the Session in the Developer's bar. The value in item/field :P6_DOCUMENT shows %null%.
This is the path in which my user would like to accomplish her task:
1. Select an organization
2. Display the information for that organization from the AGREEMENTS table
3. Enter the data for the remaining fields in the AGREEMENTS table
4. Select the document (:P6_DOCUMENT) from the drop-down.
5. Click Submit
6. Update the AGREEMENTS table with data entered in #3.
7. Insert a record into the AGREEMENTS_DOC table with the selection from #4.
Somehow I need the :P6_DOCUMENT field not to show the %null% during the SEARCH functionality. I think that is causing the problem.
How do I fix this?

Error Message (ORA-01722: invalid number) when add amount into Number field

I am using VB.net, trying to insert data into a field called amt with Data Type 'Number'.
my vb.net code is as follows
Dim oradb As String = DatabaseConnectionString
Dim AmountValue As Decimal = 123.45
'get the connection
Dim conn As New OracleConnection(oradb)
'open the database connection
conn.Open()
'create oracle command
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cmd.CommandType = CommandType.Text
cmd.Parameters.Add(":AMT", OracleDbType.Decimal, AmountValue, ParameterDirection.Input)
'Execute
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery()
I got error message "ORA-01722: invalid number". Please help

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cmd.Parameters.Add(":AMT", OracleDbType.Decimal, AmountValue, ParameterDirection.Input)
to
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