Multiple operators can also be combined, as in the following examples:
field1 POSITION(*+3) INTEGER EXTERNAL "TRUNC(RPAD(:field1,6,'0'), -2)" field1 POSITION(1:8) INTEGER EXTERNAL "TRANSLATE(RTRIM(:field1),'N/A', '0')" field1 CHAR(10) "NVL( LTRIM(RTRIM(:field1)), 'unknown' )"