Oct Function

Description

Returns a string representing the octal value of a number.

Syntax

Oct(number)

The number named argument is any valid numeric expression.

Remarks

If number is not already a whole number, it is rounded to the nearest whole number before being evaluated.

If number is

Oct returns

Null

An error.

Empty

Zero (0).

Any other number

Up to 11 octal characters.


You can represent octal numbers directly by preceding numbers in the proper range with &O. For example, &O10 is the octal notation for decimal 8.

See Also

Hex Function.

Example

This example uses the Oct function to return the octal value of a number.


MyOct = Oct(4)     ' Returns 4.
MyOct = Oct(8)    ' Returns 10.
MyOct = Oct(459)    ' Returns 713.