alert in javascript var n = parseInt(apex.item('P160_APPROVE_AMT').getValue().replace(/,/g, '')); var y = parseInt(apex.item('P160_REMAINING_AMOUNT').getValue().replace(/,/g, '')); if (n > y) { //alert(n); $('#P160_APPROVE_AMT_error_placeholder').html(" Approve Amount Greter then Remaining Amount!"), $('#P160_APPROVE_AMT').focus(''); } else { $('#P160_APPROVE_AMT_error_placeholder').html(""); } replace , select to_number(REGEXP_REPLACE('100,205.551', ',[^ ]', ''),'9999999999D999') from dual;