ASC real-valued function ASC real-valued function Syntax ASC (string, index ) Function Return an ASCII character value from within a string. Parameters string String expression from which the character is to be picked. If the string is empty, the function returns the value -1. index Optional real-valued expression defining the character position of interest. The first character of the string is selected if the index is omitted or has a value of 0 or 1. If the value of the index is negative, or greater than the length of the string, the function returns the value -1. Details The ASCII value of the selected character is returned as a real value.
Examples ;Returns the ASCII value of the letter "a". ASC("sample", 2) ;Returns the ASCII value of the first character of the ;string contained in the variable $name. ASC($name) ;Uses the value of the real variable "i" as an index to ;the character of interest in the string contained in the ;variable "$system". ASC($system, i) Related Keywords $CHR string function eV+Language Reference Guide, v2.x, 18319-000 Rev A Page 63