OCT2HEX Function in Excel converts Octal number to Hexadecimal number.
Syntax of OCT2HEX Function in Excel (OCTAL TO HEXADECIMAL FUNCTION IN EXCEL):
OCT2HEX(number,[places])
Where
- number – The octal number that is to be converted to Hexadecimal.
- [places] – An optional argument that specifies how many digits needs to be returned.
Example of OCT2HEX Function in Excel (OCTAL TO HEXADECIMAL FUNCTION IN EXCEL):
Formula:
- In row number 2, OCT2HEX Function takes up [places] argument as 8 which returns the 8 digits with 6 preceding Zeros i.e. 000000BE.
Result:
Note: #NUM! – Error occurs
- If the supplied number contains more than 10 character.
- If the resulting hexadecimal number exceeds more than 10 digits.
- If the supplied [places] argument is less than 0 and greater than 10.
