Converting VARCHAR2 percentage data to a decimal equivalent


SQL> -- Converting VARCHAR2 percentage data to a decimal equivalent.
SQL> DECLARE
  2        myChar VARCHAR2(20) := '33.33';
  3        myNumber NUMBER ;
  4  BEGIN
  5        myNumber := TO_Number(myChar,'999.999999');
  6        DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('The converted number is: ' || myNumber);
  7        DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Your decimal equivalent is: ' || (myNumber/100));
  8  END;
  9  /
The converted number is: 33.33
Your decimal equivalent is: .3333

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

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