Instead of "#" character, replace with an unprintable character such as
"CHR(1)"?
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On Monday 01 July 2002 14:09, Nils H�glund wrote:
> > You may have to
> > use an intermediate stage, first replacing all numbers by say '#', then
> > replacing '#' by ''.
>
> This is something I would like to avoid, since my string-fields may
contain
> any characters.
>
> Any ideas?
SELECT TRANSLATE('abc123def432'
,'A0123456789','A') "replaced" FROM DUAL;
JP
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