Format mask

i have a number variable which contains a value 15 in it. what if i want to see it like 015?

with q as (select 15 n from dual)
select to_char(n, '099') from q
TO_CHAR(N,'099')
015

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Hello all,
I want to format a number like 999G999G999G999G990D00
Is specify the format mask under source of the item. But it is not applied and I don't understand why.
See http://apex.oracle.com/pls/otn/f?p=53873:2 for example
Btw. is it possible to set the format for all numbers in the application at once? I want to have a thousand separator in most cases.
Message was edited by:
Jacob_B

Hello Jacob,
Btw. is it possible to set the format for all numbers
in the application at once? I want to have a thousand
separator in most cases.I am using substitution strings for things like that. You can define some "global" substitution strings on page application definition.
So you just have to put in the format (999G999G999G999G990D00 ) in there once and give it a name. Let's say NUMBER_THOUSAND.
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http://ora-00001.blogspot.com

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http://ora-00001.blogspot.com

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Edited by: Srini VEERAVALLI on Apr 12, 2013 7:47 AM
What is Print Date?!! Is that available column in Subject Area? If you dont know why its like that investigate.
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I've also done the exercises in the book and it worked for me.
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