OCTALw. Format

Converts numeric values to octal representation.
Category: Numeric
Alignment: left
Syntax
Details
Comparisons
Example

Syntax

OCTALw.

Syntax Description

w
specifies the width of the output field.
Default:3
Range:1–24

Details

If necessary, the OCTALw. format converts numeric values to integers before displaying them in octal representation.

Comparisons

OCTALw. converts numeric values to octal representation. The $OCTALw. format converts character values to octal representation.

Example 

put x octal6.;
Value of x
Result 
 
----+----1
 
3592
 
007010
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