{"id":11010,"date":"2024-03-14T13:13:10","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T13:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-can-i-convert-an-oracle-timestamp-to-a-number\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T06:32:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T06:32:32","slug":"how-can-i-convert-an-oracle-timestamp-to-a-number","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-can-i-convert-an-oracle-timestamp-to-a-number\/","title":{"rendered":"Convert Oracle Timestamp to Number"},"content":{"rendered":"

To convert an Oracle timestamp to a number, you can use the following method:<\/p>\n

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  1. Use the TO_NUMBER function.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    SELECT<\/span> TO_NUMBER(TO_CHAR(your_timestamp_column, 'YYYYMMDDHH24MISS'<\/span>)) AS<\/span> timestamp_number\r\nFROM<\/span> your_table;\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
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    1. Utilize the EXTRACT function:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      SELECT<\/span> EXTRACT<\/span>(YEAR<\/span> FROM<\/span> your_timestamp_column) *<\/span> 10000000000<\/span> +<\/span>\r\n       EXTRACT<\/span>(MONTH<\/span> FROM<\/span> your_timestamp_column) *<\/span> 100000000<\/span> +<\/span>\r\n       EXTRACT<\/span>(DAY<\/span> FROM<\/span> your_timestamp_column) *<\/span> 1000000<\/span> +<\/span>\r\n       EXTRACT<\/span>(HOUR<\/span> FROM<\/span> your_timestamp_column) *<\/span> 10000<\/span> +<\/span>\r\n       EXTRACT<\/span>(MINUTE<\/span> FROM<\/span> your_timestamp_column) *<\/span> 100<\/span> +<\/span>\r\n       EXTRACT<\/span>(SECOND<\/span> FROM<\/span> your_timestamp_column) AS<\/span> timestamp_number\r\nFROM<\/span> your_table;\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
      These methods can convert Oracle timestamps into numerical formats, making it easier to perform numerical calculations or comparisons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
      To convert an Oracle timestamp to a number, you can use the following method: Use the TO_NUMBER function. SELECT TO_NUMBER(TO_CHAR(your_timestamp_column, ‘YYYYMMDDHH24MISS’)) AS timestamp_number FROM your_table; Utilize the EXTRACT function: SELECT EXTRACT(YEAR FROM your_timestamp_column) * 10000000000 + EXTRACT(MONTH FROM your_timestamp_column) * 100000000 + EXTRACT(DAY FROM your_timestamp_column) * 1000000 + EXTRACT(HOUR FROM your_timestamp_column) * 10000 + EXTRACT(MINUTE […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_import_markdown_pro_load_document_selector":0,"_import_markdown_pro_submit_text_textarea":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[5110,813,7445,6405,8894],"class_list":["post-11010","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-extract-function","tag-oracle-database","tag-oracle-timestamp","tag-sql-conversion","tag-to_number"],"yoast_head":"\nConvert Oracle Timestamp to Number - Blog - Silicon Cloud<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn 2 easy SQL methods to convert Oracle timestamps to numbers: TO_NUMBER() and EXTRACT() with clear examples.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-can-i-convert-an-oracle-timestamp-to-a-number\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Convert Oracle Timestamp to Number\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Learn 2 easy SQL methods to convert Oracle timestamps to numbers: TO_NUMBER() and EXTRACT() with clear examples.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-can-i-convert-an-oracle-timestamp-to-a-number\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Blog - 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