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.)
