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VALPOS()
Determines the numerical value of the character at a particular position
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Syntax
VALPOS(<cString>,[<nPosition>]) --> nAsciiValue
Arguments
<cString> Designates any string.
<nPosition> Designates which character to convert into numeric data
format. The default value processes the last character.
Returns
VALPOS() returns the numeric value of the character at <nPosition>.
Description
VALPOS() converts a particular character in a string to its numerical
equivalent. You do not have to nest functions if you use VALPOS().
Notes
. This function works a bit differently than the CA-Clipper
VAL() function. VAL() terminates the conversion when a non-numeric
character appears. VALPOS() only processes a single character.
. If <nPosition> is past the end of <cString>, or the character
selected through <nPosition> is not a number, VALPOS() returns 0.
Example
Determine the value of the character at position 3:
cString := "AX4B"
? VALPOS(cString, 3) // Result: 4
See Also:
ASCPOS()
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