Covert Decimal to Octal

// coverts decimal to ocal
// vishesh
// 21/05/2005

#include <iostream>

char* DEC_OCT(int);

int main()
{
	//
	int num;
	std::cout << "Enter a number: ";
	std::cin   >> num;
	std::cout << DEC_OCT(num);
	std::cin.get();
	return 0;
}

char* DEC_OCT(int dec)
{
	using namespace std;

	char *rtn;

	int prev, len, temp, *OCT;
	
	prev = dec;
	
	for(int i=0;prev!=0;i++)
	{	
		prev = prev/8;
		len=i;
	}

	OCT = new int[len+1];

	prev = dec;

	for(int i=0;prev!=0;i++)
	{
		OCT[i] = prev%8;
		prev = prev/8;
		len=i;
	}

	OCT[len+1] = prev%8;
	len++;

	for(int i=0;i<len/2;i++)
	{
		temp=OCT[i];
		OCT[i]=OCT[len-1-i];
		OCT[len-1-i]=temp;
	}

	rtn = new char[len+1];
	
	for(int i=0;i<len;i++)
	{
		rtn[i]=OCT[i]+'0';
		rtn[i+1]='\0';
	}
	
	return rtn;
}