Find Values That Don’t Contain Numbers in SQLite

The following example returns all rows that don’t contain any numbers in SQLite.

By “number” I mean “numerical digit”. Numbers can also be represented by words and other symbols, but for the purpose of this article, we’re returning values that don’t contain any numerical digits.

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Add the Ordinal Indicator to a Date in Oracle

In Oracle Database, we can use the TH format element to add the ordinal number suffix to the result of a TO_CHAR() operation when formatting dates.

For example, instead of outputting 10 Feb we could output 10th Feb. Or, instead of outputting 21 century, we can output 21st century. The same applies for spelled date components. For example, instead of Twenty One, we can output Twenty First.

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Find Out Which Currency Symbol your Session Uses in Oracle

In Oracle Database, the following NLS parameters can be used to determine how currencies are displayed for the current session:

  • NLS_CURRENCY specifies the string to use as the local currency symbol for the L number format element.
  • NLS_ISO_CURRENCY determines what to use for the C format element.
  • NLS_DUAL_CURRENCY specifies what to use for the U format element.

The default value for these is determined by the NLS_TERRITORY parameter.

The L, C, and U number format elements can be used in functions like TO_CHAR() to format a number as a currency.

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