{"id":11586,"date":"2024-03-14T14:23:15","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T14:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-use-the-convert-function-in-oracle\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T13:57:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T13:57:30","slug":"how-to-use-the-convert-function-in-oracle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-use-the-convert-function-in-oracle\/","title":{"rendered":"Oracle CONVERT Function Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Oracle database, the CONVERT function is used to convert a string from one character set to another. 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