How to convert exponent to number format

Question

Hi,
how to convert exponent to number format.My column is in number and the data is in exponent format .for example  data is 2.44705130197009E18 .when i do field name haveing this data like
select * from table name where filed name =2.44705130197009E18 ,field name  is of number (20) data type .but i am not getting any data fectched .
your advice is at most appriciated .
Regards,
Suja

Answer 1

Example of what I was saying...
SQL> create table myexp (name number);
Table created.
SQL> insert into myexp values (2447051301970090001);
1 row created.
SQL> select name from myexp;
      NAME
2.4471E+18
SQL> col name format 9999999999999999999999999999999999999
SQL> select name from myexp;
                                  NAME
                   2447051301970090001
SQL>
The number you are seeing as an exponent is not just the number that is stored with lots of 0's on it, there's other information you are missing, so you need to change your format to see the true value.