The [[OCT$]] function returns the base-8 octal representation of an [[INTEGER]], [[LONG]] or [[_INTEGER64]] value as a [[STRING]].


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: {{Parameter|result$}} = [[OCT$]]({{Parameter|number}})


{{PageDescription}}
* The [[OCT$]] function returns the octal (base-8) representation of {{Parameter|number}}.
* {{Parameter|number}} can be any integer value.
* No leading space is returned.
* [[VAL]] can convert octal string values to decimal when the "&O" prefix is added.


{{PageExamples}}
''Example:'' Outputs all of the decimal, hexadecimal and octal digits:
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LOCATE 2, 20: PRINT " Decimal | Hexadecimal | Octal "
LOCATE 3, 20: PRINT "---------+-------------+-------"
        template$ = "    ##   |     \\      |   ##  "

FOR n% = 0 TO 15
  LOCATE 4 + n%, 20: {{Cl|PRINT USING}} template$; n%; {{Cl|HEX$}}(n%); VAL({{Cl|OCT$}}(n%))
NEXT n%

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: ''Note:'' The actual octal value is converted by [[VAL]] directly back to a numerical value by '''not using''' the "&H" prefix.

{{OutputStart}}
                    Decimal | Hexadecimal | Octal
                   ---------+-------------+-------
                        0   |     0       |    0   
                        1   |     1       |    1
                        2   |     2       |    2
                        3   |     3       |    3
                        4   |     4       |    4
                        5   |     5       |    5
                        6   |     6       |    6
                        7   |     7       |    7
                        8   |     8       |   10
                        9   |     9       |   11
                       10   |     A       |   12
                       11   |     B       |   13
                       12   |     C       |   14
                       13   |     D       |   15
                       14   |     E       |   16
                       15   |     F       |   17
{{OutputEnd}}


{{PageSeeAlso}}
* [[HEX$]], [[VAL]]
* [[&H]] {{text|(hexadecimal)}}, [[&O]] {{text|(octal)}}, [[&B]] {{text|(binary)}}
* [[Base Comparisons]]


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