OCT2BIN function

The OCT2BIN function is one of the engineering functions. It is used to convert an octal number to a binary number.

Syntax

OCT2BIN(number, [places])

The OCT2BIN function has the following arguments:

Argument	Description
number	An octal number.
places	The number of digits to display. If omitted, the function will use the minimum number.

Notes

If the argument is not recognised as an octal number, or contains more than 10 characters, or the resulting binary number requires more digits than you specified, or the specified places number is less than or equal to 0, the function will return the #NUM! error.

How to apply the OCT2BIN function.

Examples

The figure below displays the result returned by the OCT2BIN function.