CHAR Function

Converts a decimal value to the corresponding ASCII or multi-byte character.

Syntax

CHAR(charValue{,size})

Syntax Elements

charValue An expression that evaluates to an integer value, specifying the decimal value of the required character.

size Optional. A positive integer in the range 1 to 6, specifying the size of the character (default, 1). This parameter is intended for future use with multi-byte characters.

Comment

Reality does not currently support multi-byte characters; however, CHAR may be used for decimal to binary conversions, where size is the number of bytes of the binary field generated.

If value is greater than 256^size, it is divided by 256^size and the remainder is used.

CHAR is the inverse of the SEQ function.

Examples

VM = CHAR(253)

Assigns the string value of a value mark to variable VM.

X = 252
SVM = CHAR(X)

Assigns the ASCII string value for a subvalue mark to variable SVM.