oct2bin() Function

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

Feature compatibility

The table below lists this function's compatibility with various features in Appian.

Feature	Compatibility	Note
Portals	Partially compatible	Can be used with Appian Portals if it is connected using an integration and web API.
Offline Mobile	Partially compatible	Can be used with offline mobile if it is loaded at the top of the form.
Sync-Time Custom Record Fields	Compatible	Can be used to create a custom record field that only evaluates at sync time.
Real-Time Custom Record Fields	Incompatible
Process Reports	Compatible
Process Events	Compatible

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