OCT2HEX

Description

Converts an octal number to hexadecimal.

Syntax

OCT2HEX ( number )

Parameter Description
number The octal number to convert.

Remarks

Number may not contain more than 10 octal characters (30 bits). The most significant bit of number is the sign bit. The remaining 29 bits are magnitude bits.

If number is negative, OCT2HEX returns a 10-character hexadecimal number. Negative numbers are represented using two's-complement notation.

If number is not a valid octal number, OCT2HEX returns the #NUM! error value.

Examples

OCT2HEX ( 100 ) returns 40

OCT2HEX ( 7777777533 ) returns FFFFFFFF5B

See also

DEC2OCT

HEX2OCT