does string contain a valid number

From: Michael Moore <michaeljmoore@xxxxxxxxx>
To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:19:16 -0700

What is the best way to see if a string contains a valid number? 10gR2

thanks,
Mike

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