DEC2OCT

Converts a decimal number to octal.

Syntax

=DEC2OCT(Number, [Places])

Arguments

Name	Description
Number	The decimal number to convert.
Places (optional)	The number of characters to use for returned value. If value has less characters then it is padded with leading zeros.

Return

The octal number or a #NUM! error if given number is not a valid decimal number. The #VALUE! error is returned if specified places is not numeric or negative.

Examples

Formula	Result	Comment
=DEC2OCT(58)	72	converts decimal 58 to octal
=DEC2OCT(58, 4)	0072	converts decimal 58 to octal with 4 characters