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ASC Function
Syntax
ASCII_Value as N = ASC(C character[,L unsigned])
Arguments
- character
A character string.
- unsigned
Logical. Optional. Default = .F. and .T. = Return a positive number for high-order characters, .F. = Return a negative number for high-order characters.
Description
Returns the ASCII value of a character.
Discussion
ASC() returns the integer ASCII_Value of the first letter in the specified Character_String. The inverse function of ASC() is CHR().
Example
dim FIRSTNAME as C FIRSTNAME = "Borg" ? asc(FIRSTNAME) = 66 ? asc( chr(67) ) = 67 ? asc("N") = 78 ? asc( chr(252) ) = -4 ? asc(chr(252), .t.) = 252
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