Steve

  Just google "ascii code"  or "ascii table"  and you can see all of the
codes.

 

Buddy

 

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From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve
Breen
Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2008 12:27 PM
To: RBASE-L Mailing List
Subject: RE: [RBASE-L] - Re: CHAR

 

Larry and Razzak

 

Is there a list of the common char commands anywhere?

 

 

 

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From: [email protected] on behalf of Lawrence Lustig
Sent: Sun 3/9/2008 11:33 AM
To: RBASE-L Mailing List
Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: CHAR

<<
Can any one let me know where I can learn more about how CHAR works.

>> 


Each character on the computer is represented internally by a numerical
code.  That's true of all the letters, numbers, symbols, and various
non-printable characters.  For instance, "A" is, I believe number 65
(lower case "a" is something else).

Normally, you can just manipulate characters in R:Base using text
values:

SET VAR vMyChar = "A"

Sometimes, however, you need to insert non-printable (and non-typeable)
characters into a text string.  For instance, you often need to insert a
carriage return (character number 13) into a text string to cause
wrapping at a particular location.  This won't work:

SET VAR vMyString = "Wrap Text (Hey, Carriage Return Here) Before This
Word"

R:Base allows you to "create" an instance of any character using the
CHAR function.  You feed in an integer stating which character you're
trying to create, and the return value of the CHAR function will be that
character:

SET VAR vMyString = "Wrap Text" + (CHAR(13)) + "Before This Word"

Hope this is what you were looking for.
--
Larry

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