OCT2BIN

Converts an octal number to binary.

Syntax

=OCT2BIN(Number, [Places])

Arguments

Name	Description
Number	The octal number to convert.
Places (optional)	The number of characters to use for returned value. If value has less characters then it is padded with leading zeros.

Return

The binary number or a #NUM! error if given number is not a valid octal number. The #VALUE! error is returned if specified places is not numeric or negative.

Examples

Formula	Result	Comment
=OCT2BIN(3)	11	converts octal 3 to binary
=OCT2BIN(3, 4)	0011	converts octal 3 to binary with 4 characters