# asc

### asc(source)

Returns the ASCII value representing the argument

## Arguments

Argument | Data Type | Description
source | ASCII value | the ASCII equivalent of the character value

## Returns

The ASCII value for the argument

## Examples

Assume that field1 contains the ASCII character @

Example | Returns | Description
chr(h) | 104 | returns the ASCII value for lower case h
chr(#field1) | 64 | returns the ASCII value for at

## See Also

val(), chr()