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ASC
Converts a character expression representing a single character into the corresponding ASCII (or internal character set) integer value.
SYNTAX
expression
A constant, field name, or expression with a value of a single character that you want to convert to an ASCII value. If expression is a constant, you must enclose it in quotation marks (“ “). If the value of expression is other than a single character, ASC returns the value -1.
EXAMPLETo convert the first character of a state (State) to its numeric value, create the expression:
If the value of State is MA, then ASC returns the numeric value of the letter M, which is 77 (decimal).
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