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TO_NUMBER

The TO_NUMBER function returns a DECFLOAT(34) value that is based on the interpretation of the input string using the specified format.

>>-TO_NUMBER--(--string-expression--+------------------+--)----><
                                    '-,--format-string-'      

The schema is SYSIBM.

The TO_NUMBER scalar function is a synonym for the DECFLOAT_FORMAT scalar function.

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