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ASC returns the ASCII code for the first character in a string expression.
CHR$ returns the character corresponding to a specified ASCII code.
 
ASC(stringexpression$)
CHR$(ascii-code%)
 
    ■ 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
 
See Also    ◄ASCII Character Codes►