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ASCII Number

The ASCII Number command returns the ASCII number associated with a specified character. It is one of several commands provided by the String Commands scripting addition.

SYNTAX

ASCII number string 

PARAMETER

string

An ASCII character.
Class: String

RESULT

The ASCII number that corresponds to the specified character.

EXAMPLES

ASCII number "d"--result: 100
ASCII number "e"--result: 101

ERRORS

Error number	Error message
-108	Out of memory.
-1700	Can't make some data into the expected type.
-1701	Some parameter is missing for <commandName>.
-1704	Some parameter was invalid.
-1705	Operation involving a list item failed.
-1715	Some parameter wasn't understood.
-1718	Reply has not yet arrived.
-1720	Invalid range.