?Oct(8)
10
?CInt(&O10)
8
?&O10
8
The &O (letter O) will designate a number as Octal. From the third example
(from the Immediate window) it appears that VBA will use the number directly
if formatted correctly.

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Wayne Morgan
MS Access MVP
> Is there a standard function that converts an octal number
> to the corresponding decimal number?
>
> Like the "inverse Oct()"