Programming instructions

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Chapter 2 Program Instructions

CHR$

Field of Application

Function returning the readable character from a decimal ASCII

code.

Syntax CHR$(<nexp>)

<nexp> is the decimal ASCII code to be converted to a readable

character.

Remarks

This function is useful for entering characters that cannot be produced

from the keyboard of the host, for example non-printable characters

ASCII 0-31 dec. Only integers between 0 and 255 are allowed. Input

less than 0 or larger than 255 will result in an error condition (Error 41,

“Parameter out of range)."

Example

The decimal ASCII code for “A" is 65 and for “B" is 66.

10 A$ = CHR$(65)

20 B$ = CHR$(40+26)

30 PRINT A$

40 PRINT B$

RUN

yields: