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Syntax

Asc( <CharacterValue> )

 

Purpose

To convert a character value to its ASCII numeric value. ASCII values are the numbers the computer uses internally to represent character values. Asc() is a character conversion function that returns the ASCII value of the left-most character in a character value. Asc() is used primarily in expressions where you need to perform numeric calculations on the ASCII value of a character. Chr() and Asc() are inverse functions.

 

Parameters

<CharacterValue> may be the name of a field, but is usually a single-character quoted value like "A".

 

Returns

A Numeric value in the range of zero to 255, representing the ASCII value of <CharacterValue>. The ASCII value of a character is the numerical representation of that character used internally by the computer.

 

Example

The following examples illustrate various results of Asc():