Oracle Error ORA-08435: PICTURE MASK missing the leading sign when SIGN IS LEADING specified

Oracle Error Message

ORA-08435: PICTURE MASK missing the leading sign when SIGN IS LEADING specified

Reason for the Error

The input MASK passed to a UTL_PG RAW_TO_NUMBER conversion routine had no leading sign, but the mask options parameter specified a leading sign.

Solution

Correct the input raw data or the mask options so that they match.