Problem Using NVL Function

I ran across a problem with the format of an ASCI output file of an SQL script. The problem I have is with handling a particular column that contains account numbers. The column is defined with 8 characters. However not every entry has data. I have several fields that don't have any information.
Originally in my script I had the following line that made the script fail:
LPAD(TO_CHAR(TO_NUMBER(konten_nr)),8,'0'),
I then changed the line to the following: (The script ran but now I notice that the formatting is wrong)
LPAD(TO_NUMBER(LTRIM(konten_nr)),8,'0'),
I attempted to use the NVL function that will return a value when there is nothing in the column field but it doesn't work. Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong?
LPAD(NVL(TO_CHAR(TO_NUMBER(konten_nr),'FM999999999'),'0'),8,'0'),

what is exactly your problem ?
you want to translater " 1234" in "00001234" ? then simply use to_char(konten_nr,'FM00000000') .
You want to translate " 1 1 1 1" in "01010101", then use replace(konten_nr,' ','0')
Give us some samples

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...................1
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( ) * + - / . @ | at, day, hour, minute, month, second, year,
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Error at line 263, column 10 in file clss82d.pc
FROM STAGE_PERSON_LINK F
.........1
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Pro*C works bit differently tha sqlplus. try removing the blank line after
SELECT MAX(G.ID_STAGE_PERSON_LINK)
FROM STAGE_PERSON_LINK G
WHERE G.ID_PERSON=C.ID_PERSON
AND G.ID_CASE = C.ID_CASE
AND G.CD_STAGE_PERS_TYPE = 'PRN')
good luck,
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I have a problem with my ADF application (11.1.2.1).
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