Vector Basic Interpreter Basic 80 Reference Manual - page 114
of
190
SK, Extended,
Disk
Returns
the
absolute
value
of the
expression
X.
PRINT ABS(7*(-S»
35
Ok
8K, Extended,
Disk
Returns
a numerical
value
that
is the
ASCII
code
of
the
first
character
of
the
string
X$.
(See
Appendix
L for ASCII
codes.)
If X$ is
null,
an
ftIllegal function
callft error
is returned.
10 X$ •
ftTEST
ft
20 PRINT ASC (X$)
RUN
84
Ok
See
the
CRR$
function
conversion.