From: genew@ocis.net   
      
   On Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:28:54 -0400, NewtoOrcl    
   wrote:   
      
   >I am trying to get the utl_raw.cast_from_number function to pass data to   
   >a 3rd party application.  I am kind of confused as to how it gets   
   >converted into a binary format.  Are these hexadecimal values?  Why do   
   >the results vary so much in their length?   
      
   >100	C202   
   >200	C203   
   >300	C204   
   >400	C205   
   >500	C206   
   >1000	C20B   
   >10000	C302   
   >100000	C30B   
   >1.2	C10215   
      
        What are these values?  Is one the result of applying a function   
   to the other?   
      
        They might be hexadecimal be though 1.2 is unusual.  It is also   
   possible that the values for either column are not numeric.   
      
        Why do decimal numbers vary so much in their length?  Sometimes,   
   more digits are required.   
      
   Sincerely,   
      
   Gene Wirchenko   
      
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