Danny & Thilaga, You might find this useful. ;-)
...JIM... >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1/28/03 2:10:28 PM >>> Here ya go: create or replace package radix is /* base code courtesy of Thomas Kyte */ function to_base( p_dec in number, p_base in number ) return varchar2; function to_dec ( p_str in varchar2, p_from_base in number default 16 ) return number; function to_hex( p_dec in number ) return varchar2; function to_bin( p_dec in number ) return varchar2; function to_oct( p_dec in number ) return varchar2; function to_36( p_dec in number ) return varchar2; function to_64( p_dec in number ) return varchar2; pragma restrict_references( to_base, wnds, rnds, wnps, rnps ); pragma restrict_references( to_dec, wnds, rnds, wnps, rnps ); pragma restrict_references( to_hex, wnds, rnds, wnps, rnps ); pragma restrict_references( to_bin, wnds, rnds, wnps, rnps ); pragma restrict_references( to_oct, wnds, rnds, wnps, rnps ); pragma restrict_references( to_36, wnds, rnds, wnps, rnps ); pragma restrict_references( to_64, wnds, rnds, wnps, rnps ); end radix; / show errors create or replace package body radix is 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(64) := '0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ'; begin -- base 64 for Oracle extended rowid format if p_base = 64 then l_hex := 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789+/'; end if; if ( trunc(p_dec) <> p_dec OR p_dec < 0 ) then raise INVALID_NUMBER; 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; 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(64) := '0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ'; begin -- base 64 for Oracle extended rowid format if p_from_base = 64 then l_hex := 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789+/'; end if; 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; function to_hex( p_dec in number ) return varchar2 is begin return to_base( p_dec, 16 ); end to_hex; function to_bin( p_dec in number ) return varchar2 is begin return to_base( p_dec, 2 ); end to_bin; function to_oct( p_dec in number ) return varchar2 is begin return to_base( p_dec, 8 ); end to_oct; function to_36( p_dec in number ) return varchar2 is begin return to_base( p_dec, 36 ); end to_36; function to_64( p_dec in number ) return varchar2 is begin return to_base( p_dec, 64 ); end to_64; end radix; / show errors -------- test ------------ ol object new_value object col file new_value file col block new_value block col row new_value row select rowid , substr(rowid,1,6) "OBJECT" , substr(rowid,7,3) "FILE" , substr(rowiD,10,6) "BLOCK" , substr(rowid,16,3) "ROW" , dbms_rowid.rowid_to_restricted(rowid,0 ) RESTRICTED , dbms_rowid.rowid_to_absolute_fno(rowid,'SYS','DUAL') FNO , dbms_rowid.rowid_object(rowid) OBJECT_ID , dbms_rowid.rowid_block_number(rowid) BLOCK_NUM , dbms_rowid.rowid_row_number(rowid) ROW_NUMBER from dual / select radix.to_dec('&&file',64) FNO , radix.to_dec('&&object',64) OBJECT_ID , radix.to_dec('&&block',64) BLOCK_NUM , radix.to_dec('&&row',64) from dual / Jared Stephen Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/28/2003 11:25 AM Please respond to ORACLE-L To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc: Subject: RE: Base conversion > -----Original Message----- > Stephen, > > The code I posted earlier is easily adapted to do base 64. > > Please share your mods. :) ----------------------------------------- OK. I figured out that "A" is zero (I think). Now, only 63 more to go! -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Stephen Lee INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). 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