function/ASC                                                     function/ASC
 
 NAME
     ASC -- Returns character's ASCII code
 
 ABBREVIATION
     a <shift> S

 SYNOPSIS
     ASC(<string>)

 FUNCTION
     This function returns the ASCII code (number) of the first character of 
     <string>.
 
 INPUTS
     <string> - string
 
 RESULT
     ASCII code number of the first character of the given string (numeric).

 EXAMPLES
     None
 
 NOTES
     None
 
 BUGS
     None
 
 SEE ALSO
     CHR$()