OCT2BINThe OCT2BIN function converts a signed octal number to signed binary format.
Sample Usage
OCT2BIN(37,8)
OCT2BIN(A2)
Syntax
OCT2BIN(signed_octal_number, [significant_digits])
signed_octal_number – The signed 30-bit octal value to be converted to signed binary, provided as a string.
The most significant bit of signed_octal_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 777 if positive, and a minimum of 7777777000 if negative.
If signed_octal_number is provided as a valid octal number, it will automatically be converted to the appropriate string input. For example, OCT2BIN(177) and OCT2BIN(“177”) yield the same result: 1111111.
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.
This value is ignored if the most significant bit of signed_octal_number is 1; that is, if the expressed signed_octal_number is greater than or equal to 4000000000.
Notes
As with any octal value, only the digits 0-7 are valid. Digits outside of this will cause OCT2BIN to return a #NUM! error.
If the number of digits required is greater than the specified significant_digits, the #NUM! error is returned.
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.
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.
BIN2OCT: The BIN2OCT function converts a signed binary number to signed octal 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 an octal number to its binary value.