User`s guide

String-Related Functions
The value returned from a string function may be another string or a numeric value.
Keyword Function
ASC Return a single character value from within a string.
$CHR Return a one-character string having a given value.
DBLB Return the value of eight bytes of a string interpreted as an IEEE
double-precision floating-point number.
$DBLB Return an 8-byte string containing the binary representation of a real
value in double-precision IEEE floating-point format.
$DECODE Extract part of a string as delimited by given break characters.
$ENCODE Return a string created from output specifications. The string
produced is similar to the output of a TYPE instruction.
FLTB Return the value of four bytes of a string interpreted as an IEEE
single-precision floating-point number.
$FLTB Return a 4-byte string containing the binary representation of a real
value in single-precision IEEE floating-point format.
$INTB Return a 2-byte string containing the binary representation of a 16-
bit integer.
LEN Return the number of characters in the given string.
LNGB Return the value of four bytes of a string interpreted as a signed 32-
bit binary integer.
$LNGB Return a 4-byte string containing the binary representation of a 32-
bit integer.
$MID Return a substring of the specified string.
PACK Replace a substring within an array of (128-character) string
variables or within a (non-array) string variable.
String-Related Functions
String-Related Functions
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