Can anyone explain the following or point me to an FM to R?

        SELECT LENGTH(TO_CHAR(123,'0000')) "Bleah" FROM DUAL;

        Bleah
        ------
        5

For some silly reason, I would have expected the length to be "4".  An
implicit sign perhaps?

TIA,
Rich Jesse                          System/Database Administrator
[EMAIL PROTECTED]             Quad/Tech International, Sussex, WI USA


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