HEX2OCT

Converts a hexadecimal number to octal.

Syntax

=HEX2OCT(Number, [Places])

Arguments

Name	Description
Number	The hexadecimal 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 hexadecimal number. The #VALUE! error is returned if specified places is not numeric or negative.

Examples

Formula	Result	Comment
=HEX2OCT("F")	17	converts hexadecimal F to octal
=HEX2OCT("F", 4)	0017	converts hexadecimal F to octal with 4 characters