Name

Oct Function

Syntax

Oct(number)
number

Use: Required

Data Type: Numeric or String

Number or string representation of a number to convert.

Return Value

A String.

Description

Returns a string containing the octal representation of a given number.

Rules at a Glance

  • If number isn’t already a whole number, it’s rounded to the nearest whole number before being evaluated.

  • If number is Null, Oct returns Null.

  • If number is the special Empty variant, Oct returns 0 (zero).

  • Oct returns up to 11 octal characters.

Programming Tips and Gotchas

You can also use literals in your code to represent octal numbers by appending &O to the relevant octal value. For example, 100 decimal has the octal representation &O144. The following statement assigns an octal value to a variable:

lngOctValue1 = &o200                    ' Assigns 128

See Also

Hex Function

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