WorksheetFunction.Dec2Oct(Object, Object) Method

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel

Assembly:

Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.dll

Converts a decimal number to octal.

public string Dec2Oct (object Arg1, object Arg2);

Public Function Dec2Oct (Arg1 As Object, Optional Arg2 As Object) As String

Parameters

Arg1

Object

Number - the decimal integer you want to convert. If number is negative, places is ignored and Dec2Oct returns a 10-character (30-bit) octal number in which the most significant bit is the sign bit. The remaining 29 bits are magnitude bits. Negative numbers are represented using two's-complement notation.

Arg2

Object

Places - the number of characters to use. If places is omitted, Dec2Oct uses the minimum number of characters necessary. Places is useful for padding the return value with leading 0s (zeros).

Returns

String

Remarks

If number < -536,870,912 or if number > 536,870,911, Dec2Oct returns the #NUM! error value.

If number is nonnumeric, Dec2Oct returns the #VALUE! error value.

If Dec2Oct requires more than places characters, it returns the #NUM! error value.

If places is not an integer, it is truncated.

If places is nonnumeric, Dec2Oct returns the #VALUE! error value.

If places is negative, Dec2Oct returns the #NUM! error value.