Returns the character code corresponding to the first letter in a string.
Asc(string)
The string argument is any valid string expression. If the string contains no characters, a run-time error occurs.
Note Another function (AscB) is provided for use with byte data contained in a string. Instead of returning the character code for the first character, AscB returns the first byte.
Chr Function.
This example uses the Asc function to return a character code corresponding to the first letter in the string.
MyNumber = Asc("A") ' Returns 65.= Asc("a") ' Returns 97.= Asc("Apple") ' Returns 65.