Numeric value in words (for Cheque printing)

Question

Hi All,
To convert numeric value in words (for Cheque printing), I created two functions in Forms and reports 6i.
1) FUNCTION Spell (val number) RETURN CHAR IS
sp varchar2(100);
BEGIN
if val > 0 then
     return(initcap(to_char(to_date(val, 'SSSSS'), 'SSSSSSP')));
else
     return('');
end if;
END;
2) function SPELLED_AMOUNTFormula return Char is
cents number;
c_str varchar2(80);
val number;
begin
val := :p_instr_amt;
cents := (val mod 1) * 100;
if cents > 0 then --creates string for cents
c_str := ' and ' || spell(TO_CHAR(cents)) || ' fils Only';
else
c_str := ' Only';
end if;
if val < 1000 and val > 1 then
return (initcap(spell(floor(val))) || c_str);
elsif val > 1000 then
return(initcap(spell(floor(val/1000))) || ' Thousand ' ||
spell(floor(val mod 1000)) || c_str);
else
return('Zero'||c_str);
end if;
end;
This convert value up to thousands. How to convert the value more than 1 lac. please configure this code.
Thanks in advance

Answer 1

Hi,
To spell integers as high as 5,373,484, use 'Jsp' instead of 'ssssssp'.
TO_CHAR ( TO_DATE ( n     -- n = integer to be spelled
              , 'J'
     , 'Jsp'          -- Case-sensitive
     )5373484 is the Julian date of December 31, 9999, the latest DATE value in Oracle. In Oracle 10.2, you can actually spell numbers a little bit higher using the expression above, but I'm not sure why, and I wouldn't count on being able to do so in future versions.
There's no need for INITCAP here. If the 2nd argument to TO_CHAR is initcapped (as above), then the output will be, too.
To spell even larger numbers, see this page by Tom Kyte, which also includes languages other than English, and lakh-crore-arab-kharab wording.
Edited by: Frank Kulash on Oct 13, 2012 7:21 AM