select to_char(123456,'XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX') from dual; 1E240 select to_number(' 1E240','XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX') from dual; 123456 Waleed -----Original Message----- From: Warren Homer [mailto:wazhomer@xxxxxxxxxxx]=20 Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 10:27 PM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: How do you display hex via SQL Hi , is there a way via Oracle SQL to display the hex representation of a number. e.g select hex(57) from dual; 39 Thanks in advance. Warren. _________________________________________________________________ Smart Saving with ING Direct - earn 5.25% p.a. variable rate: =20 http://ad.au.doubleclick.net/clk;7249209;8842331;n?http://www.ingdirect. com.au/burst6offer.asp?id=3D8 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------