OCT2HEX Function

The OCT2HEX function is one of the engineering functions. It is used to convert an octal number to a hexadecimal number.

The OCT2HEX function syntax is:

OCT2HEX(number [, num-hex-digits])

where

number is an octal number entered manually or included into the cell you make reference to.

num-hex-digits is the number of digits to display. If omitted, the function will use the minimum number.

Note: if the argument is not recognised as an octal number, or contains more than 10 characters, or the resulting hexadecimal number requires more digits than you specified, or the specified num-hex-digits number is less than or equal to 0, the function will return the #NUM! error.

To apply the OCT2HEX function,

1. select the cell where you wish to display the result,
2. click the Insert function
   icon situated at the top toolbar,
   or right-click within a selected cell and select the Insert Function option from the menu,
   or click the
   icon situated at the formula bar,
3. select the Engineering function group from the list,
4. click the OCT2HEX function,
5. enter the required arguments separating them by commas,
6. press the Enter button.

The result will be displayed in the selected cell.