DEC2HEX

Description Converts a decimal number (base 10) to an hexadecimal number (base 16).

Syntax DEC2HEX ( integer [, places])

Argument Description

integer Any negative or positive whole number or zero. For the purposes of this function, the integer entered must be small enough to convert within the limits of the target. Any integer between -549,755,813,888 to 549,755,813,887 may be used.

places Optional number of characters to use in the output. If places is omitted, the function returns the number of spaces required to display the result. The places argument can be used to 0-pad a positive number.If the number is negative, places is ignored and 10 characters are returned.

Argument	Description
integer	Any negative or positive whole number or zero. For the purposes of this function, the integer entered must be small enough to convert within the limits of the target. Any integer between -549,755,813,888 to 549,755,813,887 may be used.
places	Optional number of characters to use in the output. If places is omitted, the function returns the number of spaces required to display the result. The places argument can be used to 0-pad a positive number.If the number is negative, places is ignored and 10 characters are returned.

Remarks The result of this function is a text string.

Examples This function returns 0000A:

DEC2HEX(10,5)

This function returns FFFFFFFFF6:

DEC2HEX(-10,5)