Progress
Report Builder
User’s Guide
CHR
Converts an internal character set integer value to its corresponding character value.
SYNTAX
expression
An expression (constant, field name or expression with a value of an integer) that you want to convert to a character value.
If the value of expression is from 1 to 255, CHR returns a single character. This character might not be printable or might not display on certain terminals. If the value of expression is outside that range, CHR returns a null string.
You can use CHR to print or display a character for which there is no keyboard representation (for example, the bullet character). This function is the opposite of ASC.
EXAMPLETo return the trademark symbol (‰) when the Symbol font is applied to the field, use:
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