ASC( ) Function
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
Numeric
Remarks
ASC( ) returns the position of the character in the character table of the current code page. Every character has a unique ANSI value in the range from 0 to 255.
Example
The following example displays the characters A through J and uses ASC( ) to display their corresponding ANSI values.
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