Yes, use regular expressions via the owa_pattern package. Here's an example:
declare tstr varchar2(100) := 'this c34ontains s0239everal 2340 numeric 882 dig2its'; begin dbms_output.put_line( tstr); -- remove the digits owa_pattern.change( tstr, '\d', '', 'g'); dbms_output.put_line( tstr); -- remove the extra spaces owa_pattern.change( tstr, '\s+', ' ', 'g'); dbms_output.put_line( tstr); end; / Jared Nils Höglund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/01/2002 04:18 AM Please respond to ORACLE-L To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc: Subject: Remove numbers from string Is there any way to remove all numbers from a string? The string might look like this: 'abc123def432' and I wan't it to look like this: 'abcdef'. I'm using Oracle 8. Thanks in advance! -- /Nils Höglund, Naqua KB E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.naqua.se/ Home Phone: +46 (0)18 30 09 19 Cellular Phone: +46 (0)709 91 97 65 Address: Nya Valsätrav. 26 B SE-756 46 Uppsala, Sweden -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Nils_H=F6glund?= INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).