DEC2OCT

DEC2OCT function : It Converts a decimal number to octal.


Syntax
DEC2OCT(number, places)

Number   is the decimal integer you want to convert. If number is negative, places is ignored and DEC2OCT returns a 10-character (30-bit) octal number in which the most significant bit is the sign bit. The remaining 29 bits are magnitude bits. Negative numbers are represented using two's-complement notation.
Places   is the number of characters to use. If places is omitted, DEC2OCT uses the minimum number of characters necessary. Places is useful for padding the return value with leading 0s (zeros).
Remarks

• If number < -536,870,912 or if number > 536,870,911, DEC2OCT returns the #NUM! error value.
• If number is nonnumeric, DEC2OCT returns the #VALUE! error value.
• If DEC2OCT requires more than places characters, it returns the #NUM! error value.
• If places is not an integer, it is truncated.
• If places is nonnumeric, DEC2OCT returns the #VALUE! error value.
• If places is negative, DEC2OCT returns the #NUM! error value.

Example
The example may be easier to understand if you copy it to a blank worksheet.

How to copy an example

1. Create a blank workbook or worksheet.
2. Select the example in the Help topic.  Note    Do not select the row or column headers.
   
   
   Selecting an example from Help
3. Press CTRL+C.
4. In the worksheet, select cell A1, and press CTRL+V.
5. To switch between viewing the results and viewing the formulas that return the results, press CTRL+` (grave accent), or on the Formulas tab, in the Formula Auditing group, click the Show Formulas button.

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A B Formula Description (Result) =DEC2OCT(58, 3) Converts decimal 58 to octal (072) =DEC2OCT(-100) Converts decimal to octal (7777777634)