Use of CHR(0) String

Chr(0) is one of the ascii characters Where as NULL is undefined or unknown value.

SELECT ascii(chr(0))  Value FROM DUAL;

Value
-------------
0



Chr(0) is different from NULL.

SELECT DECODE(CHR(0), NULL, 'NULL', 'NOT NULL') Value from dual;

Value
--------
NOT NULL




SELECT length(chr(0)) FROM dual;

LENGTH(CHR(0))
--------------
1

SELECT length(NULL) FROM dual;

LENGTH(NULL)


You can use chr(0) to diplay a blank line with DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE.

Example

SQL> begin
dbms_output.put_line('This is first line');
dbms_output.put_line( Chr(0));
dbms_output.put_line('This is second line');
end;
/
This is first line

This is second line

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

Calculate Sales Order Tax and Lines / Order Total

Standard Package to show Sales order Line Basic/ Tax Value and Total Value (Basic+Tax)

Sometime we Need to show Line wise or Complete Order Taxes / Tax+Basic in few reports, for this , oracle has provided a standard Package to Calculate these values, based on parameter passed.



Package Name: oe_totals_grp.get_order_total

Below are the Illustration of this package with example.

For Example: 1 Order have 3 lines, and each one have taxes attached on it.


  Header ID: 23096

  Line ID: 36492----Line Value=1,045.00----Tax on this Line ----87.52----TOTAL VALUE---1132.52
  Line ID: 36494----Line Value=505.00-----Tax on This Line ----42.3-----T0TAL VALUE---547.3
  Line ID: 36495----Line Value=1,750.00---Tax on this Line ----146.56---T0TAL VALUE---1896.56



  Calculate Line wise Tax

    select nvl(oe_totals_grp.get_order_total (HEADER_ID, LINE_ID, 'TAXES'),0) from dual;
 
 For Ex:
 
    select nvl(oe_totals_grp.get_order_total (23096, 36492, 'TAXES'),0) LINE_Tax from dual;
   
    Output : LINE_Tax=87.52
 
 
  Calculate Order Taxes (All Lines)


    select nvl(oe_totals_grp.get_order_total (HEADER_ID, NULL, 'TAXES'),0) from dual;
 
 
   Ex:
 
   select nvl(oe_totals_grp.get_order_total (23096, null, 'TAXES'),0) Order_Tax from dual;
 
 
   Output : Order_Tax: 276.38
 
 
 
 
 
    Calculate Line wise Value (Without Tax)

    select nvl(oe_totals_grp.get_order_total (HEADER_ID, LINE_ID, 'LINES'),0) from dual;
 
 
    Ex:
 
      select nvl(oe_totals_grp.get_order_total (23096, 36492, 'LINES'),0)  LINE_BASIC from dual;
   
   
      Output : LINE_BASIC=1045
   
 
  Calculate All Lines Total (Without Tax)

    select nvl(oe_totals_grp.get_order_total (HEADER_ID, NULL, 'LINES'),0) from dual;
 
 
     Ex:
 
   select nvl(oe_totals_grp.get_order_total (23096, null, 'LINES'),0) Order_Basic from dual;
 
 
   Output : Order_Basic: 3300
 
 
 
 
   Calculate Line wise Value ( With Tax)

    select nvl(oe_totals_grp.get_order_total (HEADER_ID, LINE_ID, 'ALL'),0) from dual;
 
 
     Ex:
 
      select nvl(oe_totals_grp.get_order_total (23096, 36492, 'ALL'),0)  LINE_TOTAL from dual;
   
   
      Output : LINE_TOTAL=1132.52
 


    
  Calculate Order Total Value (With Tax)

    select nvl(oe_totals_grp.get_order_total (HEADER_ID, NULL, 'ALL'),0) from dual;
 
     Ex:
 
   select nvl(oe_totals_grp.get_order_total (23096, null, 'ALL'),0) Order_Total from dual;
 
 
   Output : Order_Total: 3576.38

Printing Address in standard Format in Formatted reports ,

Printing Address in standard Format , specified in  Oracle Package.


Create a Formula in Report, and pass the below values from Query.



function CF_SHIP_ADDRESSFormula return Char is
lv_address varchar2(2000);
begin

lv_address:= TRIM(arp_addr_pkg.format_address(NULL
                                   ,:ACCOUNT_NAME
                                   ,:SHIP_TO_ADDRESS1
                                   ,:SHIP_TO_ADDRESS2
                                    ,:SHIP_TO_ADDRESS3
                                  ,:SHIP_LOC_CITY||'|'||:SHIP_LOC_STATE||'|'||:SHIP_LOC_POSTAL_CODE
                                       ,NULL
                                       ,null
                                       ,NULL
                                       ,null
                                       ,null
                                       )
           );
return REPLACE(REPLACE(lv_address,', ',','||chr(10)),'|',',');
exception
when others then
return null;

end;