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To get the ascii value of a character, just type:
 
To get the ascii value of a character, just type:
 
  //echo -a $asc([[$?]])
 
  //echo -a $asc([[$?]])
Type the character you want the ascii value of in the prompt and press enter.
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Type the character you want the ascii value of in the prompt and press enter. This is necessary as you can't use something like 'echo -a $asc(,)', as mIRC would think the comma is seperating parameters and so return '* Too many parameters: $asc'.
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== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==
 
[[$chr]] returns the character of an ascii number.
 
[[$chr]] returns the character of an ascii number.
  
 
[[Category:Text_and_Number_Identifiers]]
 
[[Category:Text_and_Number_Identifiers]]

Revision as of 16:42, 2 April 2006

Returns the ascii number of the character C.

$asc(C)

Example

echo -a $asc(A) ; returns 65.


To get the ascii value of a character, just type:

//echo -a $asc($?)

Type the character you want the ascii value of in the prompt and press enter. This is necessary as you can't use something like 'echo -a $asc(,)', as mIRC would think the comma is seperating parameters and so return '* Too many parameters: $asc'.

See Also

$chr returns the character of an ascii number.