Function

oct2bin( value, place )

Converts an Octal number as text to a Binary number as text.

Parameters

Keyword	Type	Description
value	Text	Octal value as text to convert, such as 771.
place	Number	The number of places in the result.

Returns

Text

Usage considerations

Using the value parameter

Invalid digits for a value parameter, including signs, are ignored.

Using the place parameter

The default value for place is however many places are necessary to represent the number.

Examples

oct2bin(144) returns 1100100