Asc
Returns the ANSI character code corresponding to the first character in a string.
Synopsis
Asc(string)
Arguments
The string argument is any valid string expression. A number is treated as a string expression. If the string contains no characters (an empty string), -1 is returned.
Description
The Asc function takes a character and returns the corresponding ANSI code. The Chr function takes an ANSI code and returns the corresponding character.
In ObjectScript, the $ASCII function performs the same operation.
Examples
In the following example, Asc returns the ANSI character code of the first character of each string:
Println Asc("A") ' Returns 65
Println Asc("a") ' Returns 97
Println Asc("Apple") ' Returns 65
Println Asc(">") ' Returns 62
Println Asc(Chr(959+1)) ' Returns 960
Println Asc(12345) ' Returns 49
Println Asc("") ' Returns -1
