How to convert string into number using expression transformation in informatica?

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madhina picture madhina · Oct 22, 2009 · Viewed 32.5k times · Source

I have source column(amount) with datatype string, contains the datas like $793.00, $5791.00,...

I need to load this same data into the target table column(amount) with datatype NUMBER

how can i get this same data with '$' symbol in target by using expression transformation in informatica?

anyone help me please, thanks in advance.

Answer

Joe K picture Joe K · Nov 5, 2009

TO_NUMBER(SUBSTR(AMOUNT,INSTR(AMOUNT,'$')+1,LENGTH(AMOUNT)-1))

or if it's always the first character and you don't have to worry about spaces

TO_NUMBER(SUBSTR(AMOUNT,2,LENGTH(AMOUNT)-1))

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