How to convert Character string to individual Numbers for IN clause?

Question

Hi,
I'm using the following query but its throwing the error shown below. Please help.
declare
ln_UID VARCHAR2(200) := '21,24';
ln_NUM NUMBER;
begin
dbms_output.put_line('ln_UID ' || ln_UID);
   SELECT COUNT(USAGE_RESOURCE_PERMISSION_ID)
      INTO ln_NUM
    FROM  S_USAGE_RESOURCE_PERMISSIONS SURP,
      S_USAGE_PROFILE SUP,
      S_RESOURCE_PERMISSIONS SRP,
      S_RESOURCE SR,
      S_RESOURCE_GROUP SRG
    WHERE SUP.USAGE_PROFILE_ID = SURP.USAGE_PROFILE_ID
      AND SURP.RESOURCE_PERMISSION_ID = SRP.RESOURCE_PERMISSION_ID
      AND SUP.USAGE_PROFILE_ID IN (ln_UID)
      AND SRP.RESOURCE_PERMISSION_VAL <> 3 --view
      AND SRP.RESOURCE_ID = SR.RESOURCE_ID
      AND SR.RESOURCE_GROUP_ID = SRG.RESOURCE_GROUP_ID
      AND SRG.PRODUCT_ID = (SELECT PRODUCT_ID FROM S_PRODUCTS WHERE PRODUCT_NAME='RBPS');
dbms_output.put_line('ln_NUM ' || ln_NUM);
end;
error-
Error starting at line 1 in command:
declare
ln_UID VARCHAR2(200) := '(21,24)';
ln_NUM NUMBER;
begin
dbms_output.put_line('ln_UID ' || ln_UID);
   SELECT COUNT(USAGE_RESOURCE_PERMISSION_ID)
      INTO ln_NUM
    FROM  S_USAGE_RESOURCE_PERMISSIONS SURP,
      S_USAGE_PROFILE SUP,
      S_RESOURCE_PERMISSIONS SRP,
      S_RESOURCE SR,
      S_RESOURCE_GROUP SRG
    WHERE SUP.USAGE_PROFILE_ID = SURP.USAGE_PROFILE_ID
      AND SURP.RESOURCE_PERMISSION_ID = SRP.RESOURCE_PERMISSION_ID
      AND SUP.USAGE_PROFILE_ID IN ln_UID
      AND SRP.RESOURCE_PERMISSION_VAL <> 3 --view
      AND SRP.RESOURCE_ID = SR.RESOURCE_ID
      AND SR.RESOURCE_GROUP_ID = SRG.RESOURCE_GROUP_ID
      AND SRG.PRODUCT_ID = (SELECT PRODUCT_ID FROM S_PRODUCTS WHERE PRODUCT_NAME='RBPS');
dbms_output.put_line('ln_NUM ' || ln_NUM);
end;
Error report:
ORA-01722: invalid number
ORA-06512: at line 6
01722. 00000 -  "invalid number"
*Cause:   
*Action:Thanks.

Answer 1

u cant use ln_UID like that in IN. when you do that it checks for SUP.USAGE_PROFILE_ID = '21,24'
so you can try some thing like this.
Note: Code not tested as i dont have the required data structure.
  WITH T AS
  (select to_number(substr(','||ln_UID||',',val,val1-val)) col
    from (select instr(','||ln_UID||',',',',1,level)+1 val, instr(','||ln_UID||',',',',1,level+1) val1
              from dual
        connect by level <= length(replace(translate(ln_UID,'0123456789',' '),' ',''))+1))
  SELECT COUNT(USAGE_RESOURCE_PERMISSION_ID)
      INTO ln_NUM
    FROM  S_USAGE_RESOURCE_PERMISSIONS SURP,
      S_USAGE_PROFILE SUP,
      S_RESOURCE_PERMISSIONS SRP,
      S_RESOURCE SR,
      S_RESOURCE_GROUP SRG
    WHERE SUP.USAGE_PROFILE_ID = SURP.USAGE_PROFILE_ID
      AND SURP.RESOURCE_PERMISSION_ID = SRP.RESOURCE_PERMISSION_ID
      AND SUP.USAGE_PROFILE_ID IN (SELECT COL FROM T)
      AND SRP.RESOURCE_PERMISSION_VAL <> 3 --view
      AND SRP.RESOURCE_ID = SR.RESOURCE_ID
      AND SR.RESOURCE_GROUP_ID = SRG.RESOURCE_GROUP_ID
      AND SRG.PRODUCT_ID = (SELECT PRODUCT_ID FROM S_PRODUCTS WHERE PRODUCT_NAME='RBPS');Thanks,
Karthick.