OCT

 The OCT function returns  character-string  value  that  is  the
 octal  equivalent  of the specified parameter.  The return value
 is compatible with all other string types.


 Syntax:

    OCT( x [[, length[[, digits]]]] )


 The parameter 'x' is  the  expression  to  be  converted.   This
 parameter  must  have  a  size that is known at compile time; it
 cannot be VARYING OF CHAR, a conformant parameter, or  a  schema
 type.

 Two optional  integer  parameters  specify  the  length  of  the
 resulting string and the minimum number of significant digits to
 be returned.  If you specify a length that is too short to  hold
 the  converted  value,  the resulting string is truncated on the
 left.

 By default, the number of  significant  digits  is  the  minimum
 number  of  characters  necessary to express all the bits of the
 converted parameter.  This default length is one character  more
 than  the default number of digits, which causes a leading blank
 to be included in the resulting string when both parameters  are
 omitted.