Ascii Function

Converts the values of characters in a string from EBCDIC to ASCII format.

Syntax

Ascii (string)

string is the string or expression that you want to convert. If string is a null value, a null value is returned.

Remarks

The Ascii and Ebcdic functions perform complementary operations.

Note: If NLS is enabled, this function might return data that is not recognized by the current character set map.

Example

This example shows the Ascii function being used to compare a string of EBCDIC bytes:

EbcdicStr = Char(193):Char(241)             ;* letter A digit 1 in EBCDIC
AsciiStr = Ascii(EbcdicStr)                  ;* convert EBCDIC to ASCII
If AsciiStr = "A1" Then            ;* compare with ASCII constant
...                                         ;* ... this branch is taken
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