ORA-01722: invalid number - select description from (SELECT NULL OBJECT_ID, ' -- Select Funding Body -- ' DESCRIPTION FROM DUAL UNION SELECT OBJECT_ID, BODY_NAME DESCRIPTION FROM VA_FUNDING_BODY WHERE SYSDATE BETWEEN START_DATE AND NVL(END_DATE, SYSDATE+1) ORDER BY 2) where object_id in ('NIH[EB000244, GM073626, GM040266, GM035010]; [MCOIF-CF2007-040150]') ORA-01722: invalid number