$OCTALw. Format
Converts character data to octal representation.
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Character |
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Left |
Syntax
Arguments
w
specifies the width
of the output field.
| Default |
The default width is calculated based on the length
of the variable to be printed.
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| Range |
1–32767 |
| Tip |
Because each character value generates three octal characters,
increase the value of w by
three times the length of the character value.
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Comparisons
The $OCTAL
w.
format converts character values to the octal representation of their
character codes. The OCTAL
w.
format converts numeric values to octal representation.
Example
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select put ('art', $octal15.); |
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select put ('rice', $octal15.); |
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select put ('bank', $octal15.); |
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