Formulas and Functions

OCT2DEC
The OCT2DEC function converts an octal number to the corresponding decimal
number.
OCT2DEC(octal-string, convert-length)
 octal-string: The string representing the number to be converted. octal-string is a
string value. It must contain only the numbers 0 through 7.
 convert-length: An optional value specifying minimum length of the number
returned. convert-length is a number value and must be in the range 1 to 32. If
omitted, it is assumed to be 1. If included, convert-string is padded with leading
zeros, if necessary, so that it is at least the length specied by convert-length.
Examples
=OCT2DEC(127,4) returns 0087.
=OCT2DEC(15) returns 13.
Related Topics
For related functions and additional information, see:
“BIN2DEC” on page 76
“DEC2OCT” on page 85
“OCT2BIN” on page 93
“OCT2HEX” on page 95
“Listing of Engineering Functions” on page 72
“Value Types” on page 36
“The Elements of Formulas” on page 15
“Using the Keyboard and Mouse to Create and Edit Formulas” on page 26
“Pasting from Examples in Help” on page 41
94 Chapter 5 Engineering Functions