Asc Function

Description

Returns the character code corresponding to the first letter in a string.

Syntax

Asc(string)

The string named argument is any valid string expression. If the string contains no characters, and run-time error occurs.

See Also

Chr Function.

Example

This example uses the Asc function to return and character code corresponding to the first letter in the string.

MyNumber = Asc ("A")    ' Returns 65.
MyNumber = Asc ("a")    ' Returns 97.
MyNumber = Asc ("Apple")    ' Returns 65.