Microsoft® Visual Basic® Scripting Edition Oct Function | Language Reference Version 1

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##### Description

> Returns a string representing the octal value of a number.

##### Syntax

> Oct(number)

> The number argument is any valid expression.

##### Remarks

> If number is not already a whole number, it is rounded to the nearest whole number before being evaluated.

> If number is | Oct returns
> Null | Null.
> Empty | Zero (0).
> Any other number | Up to 11 octal characters,

> You can represent octal numbers directly by preceding numbers in the proper range with &O. For example, &O10 is the octal notation for decimal 8.

> The following example uses the Oct function to return the octal value of a number:

> >     Dim MyOct
> >     MyOct = Oct(4)     ' Returns 4.
> >     MyOct = Oct(8)     ' Returns 10.
> >     MyOct = Oct(459)   ' Returns 713.

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