Originally Posted By: tsuwm
Originally Posted By: Faldage
Originally Posted By: zmjezhd
If you're using the Windows OS, you can enter the (decimal)number on the numpad while holding down the Alt key. Hex 0xB1 = Decimal 177.


And if that doesn't work enter 0177.


which makes no sense at all, for a decimal no. (but that's how I first learned to do it, too.)


okay, so why did I say 0177, as an entry for a decimal no., makes no sense at all? because in programming languages, octal literals are typically identified with a variety of prefixes, including the digit 0. that's why.
(esp. when the decimal number, in context, is extremely ambiguous; i.e. 0177 could be octal or hex or decimal.)