Data type conversion in sql

Actually i have one field in a table with varchar2 datatype.
In that field i stored some numbers also.
but i want to use those field which is having some number values
for join with another table. i tried to use to_number function, but it gave
error message. Is it possible to use those field for join with another field
which is having number datatype?

Hi,
SELECT T1.number_field, T2.char_field ...
FROM T1, T2 ...
WHERE TO_CHAR(number_field) = char_field
...Converting a number to string always work (if the string is long enough), and not vice versa.
Regards,
Yoann.

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No Amanda,
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