OCT2DEC

Converts an octal number to its corresponding decimal value.

Syntax:

OCT2DEC( number )

number may be a string, or a number, of up to ten octal digits.

Two's complement representation is used: the highest (thirtieth) bit is the sign bit of the octal number.

Examples:

OCT2DEC("3210")

returns the text string 688.

OCT2DEC("7777777777")

returns the text string -1.

Revisions:

This function was added in Fireworkz 2.24.