HEX2OCT (Number, DigitCount?) HEX2OCT (Number; DigitCount?)
Number
Text Text
A hexadecimal number.
DigitCount
Number Number (optional)
The number of digits to return. If omitted, the minimum number of digits necessary to accurately represent the number is used. It is ignored for negative numbers.
Returns
Text Text
An octal number.
Converts a hexadecimal number to an octal number. Negative numbers are written as ten digits in two's complement form. Also consider using the more general functions BASE and DECIMAL. Perform the reverse conversion using OCT2HEX.
Examples
HEX2OCT ("5")
HEX2OCT ("5")
Returns "5".
HEX2OCT ("5", 4)
HEX2OCT ("5"; 4)
Returns "0005".
HEX2OCT ("7B")
HEX2OCT ("7B")
Returns "173".
HEX2OCT ({ "5", "7B" })
HEX2OCT ({ "5"; "7B" })
Returns the array { "5", "173" }{ "5"; "173" }.
HEX2OCT ("FFFFFFFFFF")
HEX2OCT ("FFFFFFFFFF")
Returns "7777777777", -1 in two's complement form.