Oct, Oct$

Returns a string representing the octal value of a number.

Syntax:

• Oct$( number )
• Oct( number )

number

required Any valid numeric or string expression. If number is not a whole number, it is rounded to the nearest whole number before being evaluated.

The $-suffixed form returns a String; the unsuffixed form returns a Variant (String).

If number is	Oct returns
Null	Null (unsuffixed form only)
Empty	Zero ("0")
Any other number	Up to 11 octal characters

Octal numbers can be represented directly by preceding numbers in the proper range with &O. For example, &O10 is the octal notation for decimal 8.

Example

This example uses the Oct function to return the octal value of a number.

Dim MyOct
MyOct = Oct(4)      ' Returns "4".
MyOct = Oct(8)      ' Returns "10".
MyOct = Oct(459)    ' Returns "713".

See Also

• Hex, Str functions