How to fix the Oracle error ORA-08430: raw data missing leading sign?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-08430: raw data missing leading sign with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-08430: raw data missing leading sign

Reason for the Error ORA-08430: raw data missing leading sign

The input raw buffer passed to a UTL_PG RAW_TO_NUMBER conversion routine had no leading sign, but the mask options parameter specified a leading sign.

How to fix the Error ORA-08430: raw data missing leading sign ?

You can fix this error in Oracle by following the below steps

Correct the input raw data or the mask options so that they match.