function opout = FA_SZ_DEC2OCT(inval)

// 07-Sep-2016 -- Author : Shamik Guha

inval=string(inval);
if (isnum(inval)) then
    in_num = eval(inval) ;
    out=dec2oct(in_num);
    //disp(out);

else
    error(36, "Wrong input argument "+inval+".");

end

out=eval(out);

opout=string(floor(log10(abs(out)+1))+1);
out=string(out);
endfunction