QBasic 1.1: ASC Function

Explanation

ASC, CHR$ Functions

ASC returns the ASCII code for the first character in a string expression. CHR$ returns the character corresponding to a specified ASCII code.

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Syntax

ASC(stringexpression$)

CHR$(ascii-code%)

Description / Parameter(s)

stringexpression$	Any string expression
ascii-code%	The ASCII code of the desired character

Example


PRINT ASC("Q")    'Output is:  81
PRINT CHR$(65)    'Output is:  A