SQL error “ORA-01722: invalid number”

Question

A very easy one for someone, The following insert is giving me the

ORA-01722: invalid number

why?

INSERT INTO C         


        

Answer 1

This is because:

You executed an SQL statement that tried to convert a string to a number, but it was unsuccessful.

As explained in:

• Oracle/PLSQL: ORA-01722 Error.

To resolve this error:

Only numeric fields or character fields that contain numeric values can be used in arithmetic operations. Make sure that all expressions evaluate to numbers.