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
isNull
, Oct returnsNull
.If
number
is the specialEmpty
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
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