How to convert binary to decimal & vice versa?

hi!

i wonder if anyone has ever tried to convert binary no. to decimal & vice versa in excel?

Thanks!

Like this....

A1: 125
B1: =DEC2BIN(A1) <---Results in 1111101

A2: 1111101
B2: =BIN2DEC(A2) <--Results in 125

Note: If those functions are not available, and return the #NAME? error:
Tools>Addins...Select Analysist Toolpak

Does that help?

Ron

hey thanks so much!

yup sure enough, i got the #Name error and had to add the additional feature frm the EXCEL installer.

if anyone else has another solution, do share it with me! thanks again!

Converting from binary to decimal is a simple "sumproduct."

(Working from right to left) 1101=1*2^0+0*2^1+1*2^2+1*2^3=13

There are a few different algorithms for converting decimal to binary. Involves dividing repeatedly by 2 and noting the remainder (or noting if the number is even, or however you want to look at it). These algorithms are described in several places on the net. Put "convert decimal to binary" in your favorite search engine.

hmmm wrote...
>i wonder if anyone has ever tried to convert binary no. to decimal &
>vice versa in excel?

If you just want to go up to 2^16-1, one purely built-in way to convert
the decimal number x to binary is

=MOD(INT(x/2^15),2)&MOD(INT(x/2^14),2)&MOD(INT(x/2^13),2)&MOD(INT(x/2^12),2)
&MOD(INT(x/2^11),2)&MOD(INT(x/2^10),2)&MOD(INT(x/2^9),2)&MOD(INT(x/2^8),2)
&MOD(INT(x/2^7),2)&MOD(INT(x/2^6),2)&MOD(INT(x/2^5),2)&MOD(INT(x/2^4),2)
&MOD(INT(x/2^3),2)&MOD(INT(x/2^2),2)&MOD(INT(x/2),2)&MOD(x,2)

And to convert the binary number b to decimal,

=SUMPRODUCT(MID(b,ROW(INDIRECT("1:"&LEN(b))),1)
*2^(LEN(b)-ROW(INDIRECT("1:"&LEN(b)))))

And for integers beyond the limit of DEC2BIN, see

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/...08d54fb185312e

Jerry

Harlan Grove wrote:

> hmmm wrote...
>
>>i wonder if anyone has ever tried to convert binary no. to decimal &
>>vice versa in excel?
>>
>
> If you just want to go up to 2^16-1, one purely built-in way to convert
> the decimal number x to binary is
>
> =MOD(INT(x/2^15),2)&MOD(INT(x/2^14),2)&MOD(INT(x/2^13),2)&MOD(INT(x/2^12),2)
> &MOD(INT(x/2^11),2)&MOD(INT(x/2^10),2)&MOD(INT(x/2^9),2)&MOD(INT(x/2^8),2)
> &MOD(INT(x/2^7),2)&MOD(INT(x/2^6),2)&MOD(INT(x/2^5),2)&MOD(INT(x/2^4),2)
> &MOD(INT(x/2^3),2)&MOD(INT(x/2^2),2)&MOD(INT(x/2),2)&MOD(x,2)
>
> And to convert the binary number b to decimal,
>
> =SUMPRODUCT(MID(b,ROW(INDIRECT("1:"&LEN(b))),1)
> *2^(LEN(b)-ROW(INDIRECT("1:"&LEN(b)))))