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 ('Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)[03/IN3/1408C]; SFI[07/SK/I1299, 08/IN.1/I2030]') ORA-01722: invalid number