# DEPRECATED

ASC

TYPE: BASIC Numeric Function

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FORMAT: ASC ( string )

Action: Returns a number from 0 to 255 which corresponding to the ASCII value of the first character in the string.

• string is the string to be evaluated.
• Illegal quantity results if the length of string is zero.

Examples:

PRINT ASC("Z")

Prints 90 (the ASCII value of "Z")

X = ASC("zebra")

Sets X to 122 (the ASCII value of "z")

J = ASC(J$)

Sets J to the ASCII value of the first character of J$

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plusBASIC v0.23h enhancement

FORMAT: ASC ( string , pos )

Action: Returns a number from 0 to 255 which corresponding to the ASCII value of the specified character in the string.

• string is the string to be evaluated.
• pos is the position of the character.
• Illegal quantity results if pos is less than one or greater than the length of string.

Examples:

PRINT ASC("ABCDE",3)

Prints 67 (the ASCII value of "C")