Returns the ANSI value for the leftmost character in a character expression.

ASC(cExpression)

Parameters

cExpression

Specifies the character expression containing the character whose ANSI value ASC( ) returns. Any characters after the first character in cExpression are ignored by ASC( ).

Return Value

Remarks

Example

The following example displays the characters A through J and uses ASC( ) to display their corresponding ANSI values.

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STORE 'ABCDEFGHIJ' TO gcANSI && 10 characters CLEAR FOR nCOUNT = 1 TO 10 ? SUBSTR(gcANSI, nCount,1) && Display a character ?? ASC(SUBSTR(gcANSI, nCount)) && Display ANSI value ENDFOR

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