Format Mask issue

Hello All,
I need to convert a number '178473' to '000178473.00'
I've tried this but of no use.
SELECT TO_CHAR(LPAD(178473.00,9,'0'), '999999999.00') FROM DUAL;Required:000178473.00
Thx
Shank.

You just need to replace 9's with 0's.
SELECT TO_CHAR(178473.00 ,'FM000000000D00') FROM DUAL;FM removes the left hand side blank space. D is for the decimal separator, respecting you NLS settings.

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