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<p>New page: &#39;&#39;&#39;ASC function&#39;&#39;&#39; &#39;&#39;&#39;Syntax:&#39;&#39;&#39; ASC(string-argument) &#39;&#39;&#39;Discussion:&#39;&#39;&#39; The ASC function returns the decimal value of the first byte of the string-argument using the 8-bit ASCII cod...</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''ASC function''' <br /> <br /> '''Syntax:''' ASC(string-argument)<br /> <br /> '''Discussion:''' The ASC function returns the decimal value of the first byte of the string-argument using the 8-bit ASCII code. <br /> <br /> The string-argument may be a string constant, a single-element string variable, a string array element, a string expression, or a string function. <br /> <br /> '''Note:''' If the string-argument contains more than one character, only the first byte of the string-argument is evaluated for conversion. <br /> <br /> The resultant value for any non-null string is always a numeric value from 0 through 255. The value that results for any null string is always -1. <br /> <br /> The intermediate result of the ASC function is stored in an accumulator with a precision of 16.0. If this intermediate result is then moved into a receiving numeric variable, its precision is adjusted to the defined precision of that variable. <br /> <br /> '''Example:''' VALUE = ASC(&quot;SIGNATURE&quot;)<br /> <br /> In this example, the first byte of the string &quot;SIGNATURE&quot; (i.e., the letter &quot;S&quot;) is converted to its decimal ASCII equivalent, namely 83. This value is stored in the variable VALUE.</div>

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