Calc HEX2OCT function

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Description

The HEX2OCT function converts a hexadecimal number to its octal equivalent. This is useful in various applications, especially in computing and digital electronics, where octal representation is sometimes used.

Syntax

HEX2OCT(number, [places])

The HEX2OCT function syntax has the following arguments:

• number Required. The hexadecimal number you want to convert to octal. It must be a valid hexadecimal string.
• places Optional. The number of characters to use for the octal result. If omitted, the function returns the minimum number of characters necessary to represent the number in octal.

Example

Errors

For a full list of formula errors, please read Formula errors.

Related functions

• Calc BIN2DEC function
• Calc BIN2HEX function
• Calc BIN2OCT function
• Calc CONVERT function
• Calc DEC2BIN function