ASC

Syntax

IntVal = ASC(string[, iExtended]);

Return type: INTEGER.

Argument	Meaning
string	A text string. Only the first character is used.
iExtended	For use with characters with the extended ANSI codes. Optional. 0: (default) returns a negative value when the code is greater than 127. To get the correct code 256 must be added. 1: returns a positive value when its code is greater than 127.
IntVal	The return value is in the range 0 to 255. If the string is null the function returns 0.

The return value is in the range from 0 to 255. If the string is null, the function returns 0.

This example lists the ASCII codes of numbers up to 256.

Sub TestASC()

Dim i As Integer;

Dim c As Str;

Dim j As Integer;

For (i=0; i<256; i++)

c = Chr (i);

j = Asc (c, 1);

Print (i, " ", c, " ", j );

End Sub