How to fix the Oracle error ORA-08467: error converting Oracle number to string?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-08467: error converting Oracle number to string with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-08467: error converting Oracle number to string

Reason for the Error ORA-08467: error converting Oracle number to string

An error occurred when converting an Oracle number to a COBOL of: DISPLAY COMP-3 or character variable. The Oracle number was not in the correct format.

How to fix the Error ORA-08467: error converting Oracle number to string ?

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

Correct the call to the conversion routine. The input must be a valid Oracle number variable.