Comments on: Create Alphanumeric Sequence in SQL? http://oraqa.com/2008/08/10/how-to-create-alphanumeric-sequence-in-sql/ Oracle Question and Answer Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:01:28 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Laurent Schneider http://oraqa.com/2008/08/10/how-to-create-alphanumeric-sequence-in-sql/comment-page-1/#comment-248 Laurent Schneider Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:08:18 +0000 http://oraqa.com/?p=265#comment-248 if you like a Base64 format, maybe this... <pre> select utl_raw.cast_to_varchar2( utl_encode.base64_encode( utl_raw.cast_from_binary_integer( lsc_s.nextval ) ) ) from dual; </pre> if you like a Base64 format, maybe this…

select
    utl_raw.cast_to_varchar2(
      utl_encode.base64_encode(
        utl_raw.cast_from_binary_integer(
          lsc_s.nextval
        )
      )
    )
from dual;
]]> By: hsafra http://oraqa.com/2008/08/10/how-to-create-alphanumeric-sequence-in-sql/comment-page-1/#comment-247 hsafra Mon, 11 Aug 2008 06:53:16 +0000 http://oraqa.com/?p=265#comment-247 You need to give more specs for the question: What letter are acceptable? What letters aren't? Do you need special ordering? What about gaps? I'd wrap an Oracle sequence in a function that translates the number from the sequence to a string using the specs you need. You need to give more specs for the question: What letter are acceptable? What letters aren’t? Do you need special ordering? What about gaps?

I’d wrap an Oracle sequence in a function that translates the number from the sequence to a string using the specs you need.

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