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HEX2OCT function: Description, Usage, Syntax, Examples and Explanation

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What is HEX2OCT function in Excel?

HEX2OCT function is one of Engineering functions in Microsoft Excel that converts a hexadecimal number to octal.

Syntax of HEX2OCT function

HEX2OCT(number, [places])

The HEX2OCT function syntax has the following arguments:

  • Number: The hexadecimal number you want to convert. Number cannot contain more than 10 characters. The most significant bit of number is the sign bit. The remaining 39 bits are magnitude bits. Negative numbers are represented using two’s-complement notation.
  • Places(Optional): The number of characters to use. If places is omitted, HEX2OCT uses the minimum number of characters necessary. Places is useful for padding the return value with leading 0s (zeros).

HEX2OCT formula explanation

  • If number is negative, HEX2OCT ignores places and returns a 10-character octal number.
  • If number is negative, it cannot be less than FFE0000000, and if number is positive, it cannot be greater than 1FFFFFFF.
  • If number is not a valid hexadecimal number, HEX2OCT returns the #NUM! error value.
  • If HEX2OCT requires more than places characters, it returns the #NUM! error value.
  • If places is not an integer, it is truncated.
  • If places is nonnumeric, HEX2OCT returns the #VALUE! error value.
  • If places is negative, HEX2OCT returns the #NUM! error value.

Example of HEX2OCT function

Steps to follow:

1. Open a new Excel worksheet.

2. Copy data in the following table below and paste it in cell A1

Note: For formulas to show results, select them, press F2 key on your keyboard and then press Enter.

You can adjust the column widths to see all the data, if  need be.

Formula Description Result
=HEX2OCT(“F”, 3) Converts hexadecimal F to octal with 3 characters (the leading 0 is “padding”). 017
=HEX2OCT(“3B4E”) Converts hexadecimal 3B4E to octal 35516
=HEX2OCT(“FFFFFFFF00”) Converts hexadecimal FFFFFFFF00 to octal 7777777400

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