LCCLASS_VW:error ORA-01722 invalid number
- Article Type: General
- Product: Voyager
- Product Version: 7.0.4
Description:
Bug Report Form for Issue 16384-17089
Server platform(s) affected: All
PC OS (if applicable): N/A
Browser & version (if applicable): N/A
Release(s) replicated in: 2007.0.4
Last version without bug (if applicable): N/A
Expected results:
LCCLASS_VW should return all relevant results, without crashing with a numeric conversion error
Actual results:
A query that includes LCCLASS_VW will randomly die with ORA-01722 invalid number.
Workflow implications: Some queries including LCCLASS_VW will not run
Replication steps: On customer machine, select * from lcclass_vw;
Other information:
Workaround: Create new procedure called “safe_to_number”
create function safe_to_number(txt in varchar2) return number is
begin
return to_number(txt);
exception when value_error then
return null;
end safe_to_number;
Use this instead of the built-in to_number in the lcclass_vw
Resolution:
Fixed in Voyager 8.2.2.
- Article last edited: 3/7/2015