Number Conversion

[Himaja]

Hi,

sir by using function < to_number('ff','xx') > in oracle8i
iam able to convert hexadecimal to decimal
Plz help me in convertion of decimal to Hexadicamal

is there any similar functions in oracle8

thanking u

[rotem_fo]

Hi,
Try this:

create or replace function to_base( p_dec in number, p_base in number )
return varchar2
is
l_str varchar2(255) default NULL;
l_num number default p_dec;
l_hex varchar2(16) default '0123456789ABCDEF';
begin
if ( trunc(p_dec) <> p_dec OR p_dec < 0 ) then
raise PROGRAM_ERROR;
end if;
loop
l_str := substr( l_hex, mod(l_num,p_base)+1, 1 ) || l_str;
l_num := trunc( l_num/p_base );
exit when ( l_num = 0 );
end loop;
return l_str;
end to_base;
/


create or replace function to_dec
( p_str in varchar2,
p_from_base in number default 16 ) return number
is
l_num number default 0;
l_hex varchar2(16) default '0123456789ABCDEF';
begin
for i in 1 .. length(p_str) loop
l_num := l_num * p_from_base + instr(l_hex,upper(substr(p_str,i,1)))-1;
end loop;
return l_num;
end to_dec;
/
show errors

create or replace function to_hex( p_dec in number ) return varchar2
is
begin
return to_base( p_dec, 16 );
end to_hex;
/
create or replace function to_bin( p_dec in number ) return varchar2
is
begin
return to_base( p_dec, 2 );
end to_bin;
/
create or replace function to_oct( p_dec in number ) return varchar2
is
begin
return to_base( p_dec, 8 );
end to_oct;
/