DEC2OCT function

PRO BASIC

The DEC2OCT function in Jspreadsheet Formulas Pro is a tool used for converting decimal numbers into octal format. This is particularly helpful when dealing with mathematical problems or data that requires the octal numeral system. To use it, simply input your decimal number into the function and it will output the equivalent in octal format. It's a simple and effective way of transforming your data between these two numerical systems.

Documentation

Converts a decimal number to octal format.

Syntax

DEC2OCT(number, [places])

Parameter	Description
`number`	The decimal number you want to convert to octal.
`[places]`	Optional. The minimum number of characters to use for the octal number. If omitted or zero, the function will use as many characters as necessary.

Behavior

The DEC2OCT function is used to convert decimal numbers to octal. This function takes two arguments: the decimal number you want to convert, and an optional argument that specifies the number of characters to use.

If the function is given an empty cell, it will return a #NUM! error.
If the function is provided with text instead of a number, it will return a #VALUE! error.
Booleans are treated as numbers: TRUE is treated as 1 and FALSE as 0.
When the number provided is negative, the function will return a two's complement octal value.
If the number provided is not an integer, the function will truncate it before converting.
If the number of characters specified is less than the minimum number of characters needed to represent the number, the function will ignore this argument and use as many characters as needed.

Common Errors

Error	Description
`#NUM!`	Occurs if the number is outside the range -549,755,813,888 to 549,755,813,887, or if places is negative.
`#VALUE!`	Occurs if an argument that is not a number is used.

Best practices

Always ensure that the number you are converting is within the allowable range to avoid #NUM! error.

Be aware that the function will truncate non-integer numbers before converting. If you want to convert a decimal number with fractional part, you should handle the fractional part separately.

When specifying the number of characters to use, ensure it is not less than the minimum needed to represent the number in octal.

Keep in mind that the function treats booleans as numbers. If you do not intend this behavior, you should convert booleans to text before passing them to the function.

Usage

A few examples using the DEC2OCT function.

DEC2OCT(255) ➝ 377  
// Converts 255 to octal (base 8)

DEC2OCT(42, 4) ➝ 0052  
// Converts 42 and pads result to 4 characters with leading zeros

DEC2OCT(1000) ➝ 1750  
// Converts 1000 to its octal equivalent

DEC2OCT(-1) ➝ 7777777777  
// Negative number returns 10-digit octal using two’s complement

DEC2OCT(12.9) ➝ 14  
// Decimal truncated before conversion

DEC2OCT("Hello") ➝ #VALUE!  
// Non-numeric input returns error

Interactive Spreadsheet Demo

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<script src="https://jspreadsheet.com/v11/jspreadsheet.js"></script>
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<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Material+Icons" />
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@jspreadsheet/formula-pro/dist/index.min.js"></script>

<div id="spreadsheet"></div>

<script>
// Set your JSS license key (The following key only works for one day)
jspreadsheet.setLicense('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');

// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });

// Create a new spreadsheet
jspreadsheet(document.getElementById('spreadsheet'), {
  worksheets: [{
    data: [
    [
        "Decimal",
        "Octal",
        "Octal (4 places)"
    ],
    [
        255,
        "=DEC2OCT(A2)",
        "=DEC2OCT(A2,4)"
    ],
    [
        42,
        "=DEC2OCT(A3)",
        "=DEC2OCT(A3,4)"
    ],
    [
        100,
        "=DEC2OCT(A4)",
        "=DEC2OCT(A4,4)"
    ],
    [
        512,
        "=DEC2OCT(A5)",
        "=DEC2OCT(A5,4)"
    ]
]
  }]
});
</script>
</html>

import React, { useRef } from "react";
import { Spreadsheet, Worksheet, jspreadsheet } from "@jspreadsheet/react";
import formula from "@jspreadsheet/formula-pro";
import "jsuites/dist/jsuites.css";
import "jspreadsheet/dist/jspreadsheet.css";

// Set license
jspreadsheet.setLicense('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');

// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });

export default function App() {
    // Spreadsheet array of worksheets
    const spreadsheet = useRef();

    // Worksheet data
    const data = [
    [
        "Decimal",
        "Octal",
        "Octal (4 places)"
    ],
    [
        255,
        "=DEC2OCT(A2)",
        "=DEC2OCT(A2,4)"
    ],
    [
        42,
        "=DEC2OCT(A3)",
        "=DEC2OCT(A3,4)"
    ],
    [
        100,
        "=DEC2OCT(A4)",
        "=DEC2OCT(A4,4)"
    ],
    [
        512,
        "=DEC2OCT(A5)",
        "=DEC2OCT(A5,4)"
    ]
];

    // Render component
    return (
        <Spreadsheet ref={spreadsheet}>
            <Worksheet data={data} />
        </Spreadsheet>
    );
}

<template>
    <Spreadsheet ref="spreadsheet">
        <Worksheet :data="data" />
    </Spreadsheet>
</template>

<script>
import { Spreadsheet, Worksheet, jspreadsheet } from "@jspreadsheet/vue";
import "jsuites/dist/jsuites.css";
import "jspreadsheet/dist/jspreadsheet.css";
import formula from "@jspreadsheet/formula-pro";

// Set license
jspreadsheet.setLicense('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');

// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });

export default {
    components: {
        Spreadsheet,
        Worksheet,
    },
    data() {
        // Worksheet data
        const data = [
    [
        "Decimal",
        "Octal",
        "Octal (4 places)"
    ],
    [
        255,
        "=DEC2OCT(A2)",
        "=DEC2OCT(A2,4)"
    ],
    [
        42,
        "=DEC2OCT(A3)",
        "=DEC2OCT(A3,4)"
    ],
    [
        100,
        "=DEC2OCT(A4)",
        "=DEC2OCT(A4,4)"
    ],
    [
        512,
        "=DEC2OCT(A5)",
        "=DEC2OCT(A5,4)"
    ]
]

        return {
            data
        };
    }
}
</script>

import { Component, ViewChild, ElementRef } from "@angular/core";
import jspreadsheet from "jspreadsheet";
import * as formula from "@jspreadsheet/formula-pro";

// Set your JSS license key (The following key only works for one day)
jspreadsheet.setLicense('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');

// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });

@Component({
    standalone: true,
    selector: "app-root",
    template: `<div #spreadsheet></div>`
})
export class AppComponent {
    @ViewChild("spreadsheet") spreadsheet: ElementRef;
    // Worksheets
    worksheets: jspreadsheet.worksheetInstance[];

    // Create a new data grid
    ngAfterViewInit() {
        // Create spreadsheet
        this.worksheets = jspreadsheet(this.spreadsheet.nativeElement, {
            worksheets: [{
                data: [
    [
        "Decimal",
        "Octal",
        "Octal (4 places)"
    ],
    [
        255,
        "=DEC2OCT(A2)",
        "=DEC2OCT(A2,4)"
    ],
    [
        42,
        "=DEC2OCT(A3)",
        "=DEC2OCT(A3,4)"
    ],
    [
        100,
        "=DEC2OCT(A4)",
        "=DEC2OCT(A4,4)"
    ],
    [
        512,
        "=DEC2OCT(A5)",
        "=DEC2OCT(A5,4)"
    ]
]
            }]
        });
    }
}

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