BIN2OCTThe BIN2OCT function converts a signed binary number to signed octal format.
Sample Usage
BIN2OCT(101,8)
BIN2OCT(A2)
Syntax
BIN2OCT(signed_binary_number, [significant_digits])
signed_binary_number – The signed 10-bit binary value to be converted to signed octal, provided as a string.
The most significant bit of signed_binary_number is the sign bit; that is, negative numbers are represented in two’s complement format.
For this function, this value has a maximum of 0111111111 if positive, and a minimum of 1000000000 if negative.
If signed_binary_number is provided as a valid binary number, it will automatically be converted to the appropriate string input. For example, BIN2OCT(11111) and BIN2OCT(“11111”) yield the same result: 37.
significant_digits – [ OPTIONAL ] – The number of significant digits to ensure in the result.
If this is greater than the number of significant digits in the result, the result is left-padded with zeros until the total number of digits reaches significant_digits. For example, BIN2OCT(“11111”) yields the value 00000037.
This value is ignored if the most significant bit of signed_binary_number is 1; that is, if the expressed signed_binary_number is greater than or equal to 1000000000.
Notes
As with any binary value, only the digits 0 and 1 are valid. Digits other than these will cause BIN2OCT to return a #NUM! error.
If the number of digits required is greater than the specified significant_digits, the #NUM! error is returned.
Ensure that any calculations using the result of BIN2OCT take into account that it is in octal. Results will be silently converted by Google Sheets; thus if cell A2 contains 111, the octal equivalent of binary 1001001, and B2 contains a formula such as =A2+9, the result will be 120, which is incorrect in octal calculation.
See Also
OCT2HEX: The OCT2HEX function converts a signed octal number to signed hexadecimal format.
OCT2DEC: The OCT2DEC function converts a signed octal number to decimal format.
OCT2BIN: The OCT2BIN function converts a signed octal number to signed binary format.
HEX2OCT: The HEX2OCT function converts a signed hexadecimal number to signed octal format.
HEX2DEC: The HEX2DEC function converts a signed hexadecimal number to decimal format.
HEX2BIN: The HEX2BIN function converts a signed hexadecimal number to signed binary format.
DEC2OCT: The DEC2OCT function converts a decimal number to signed octal format.
DEC2HEX: The DEC2HEX function converts a decimal number to signed hexadecimal format.
DEC2BIN: The DEC2BIN function converts a decimal number to signed binary format.
BIN2HEX: The BIN2HEX function converts a signed binary number to signed hexadecimal format.
BIN2DEC: The BIN2DEC function converts a signed binary number to decimal format.
Examples
Converts a binary number to its octal value.