saqibrafique wrote
> hi guys,
> I am trying to convert a simple char value to HEX but I am getting Error.
>
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> MyTable:
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>
> CREATE TABLE mytable (from_ip CHAR(20), to_ip CHAR(20));
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> I have below values in the Table:
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>
>
> fm_db_Server1=# select * from operator;
> from_ip | to_ip
> --------------------+----------------------
> 202.153.087.128 | 202.153.087.159
> 196.192.015.000 | 196.192.015.063
> (2 rows)
>
>
> I am trying to extract the 1st part of the IP and convert to the HEX as
> below:
>
>
> fm_db_Server1=#
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> select to_hex(to_number(substr(from_ip, 1, 3), '999')) as price from
> operator;
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>
/
> ERROR: function to_hex(numeric) does not exist
> LINE 1: select to_hex(to_number(substr(from_ip, 1, 3), '999')) as p...
> ^
> HINT: No function matches the given name and argument types. You might
> need to add explicit type casts.
/
>
>
>
> I am not able to figure it out what is wrong here. Can Any body point out
> what is wrong here.
> Thanks is advance.
The error says that the function to_hex(numeric) does not exist.
Looking at the documentation the only to_hex function I found requires
either integer or bigint input.
Since numeric can be cast to integer/bigint the solution is simple.
David J.
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