Procedure or function to trim leading zeros

Hi!
I need to create a procedure or function that can trim the leading zeros of a value (character string).
I.e.
Original: 0000012345,67
Output: 12345,67
Thanks for any ideas/examples!
Edited by: user545194 on 21.06.2010 07:33

user515689 wrote:
What about the opposite of this? Needing to pad zeroes on values?
i..e make 867 00867?
How can that be done?
Any tips?
Thanks.If the value is a number, then use to_char and specify a format mask...
SQL> select to_char(867,'fm09999') from dual;
TO_CHA
00867

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