System Functions
ASC( ) Get Internal Character Value
 
Format ASC(char$[,ERR=stmtref])
 
Where:
 
char$ Single-character whose ASCII value is to be returned. String expression.
 
stmtref Program line number or statement label to which to transfer control.
 
Returns Integer, ASCII character set number, range 0 (zero) to 255.
 
Description The ASC( ) function returns the internal numeric value of a given character char$, based on its position in the ASCII character set/table. The value returned is an integer, range 0 to 255 (ASCII character set number). Only the first character in the string is converted to its internal value.
 
Examples ?ASC("A")! yields 65
string$="a";?ASC(string$) ! yields 97
?ASC("abc") ! also yields 97 (the ASCII value for "a")