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(ISTR('string',position))

 

Returns the corresponding integer value.

 

This function converts a single character, which you specify within a string by position, returning its corresponding ASCII Character Chart Decimal value.

 

In the following example, the INTEGER value of vDecimalValue is 65 for the capital letter A.

 

Example 01:

 

Start R:BASE for Windows

 

At the R> Prompt:

 

SET VARIABLE vDecimalValue = (ISTR('R:BASE Rocks!',4))

 

SHOW VARIABLE

 

vDecimalValue = 65 INTEGER