Get ANSI String Method

The Get ANSI String method returns the character string that corresponds to the ANSI code of the character that the charCode argument contains.

Format

Chr[$](charCode)

For information about the dollar sign, see Usage of the Dollar Sign.

The following table describes the arguments that you can use with this method.

Argument Description

charCode

An integer in the rage of 0 through 255 that identifies the ANSI code for a character.

Example

The following example displays the character equivalent for an ASCII code in the range of 65 through 122:

Sub Button_Click
   Dim numb as Integer
   Dim msgtext as String
   Dim out as Integer
   out = 0
   Do Until out
   numb = 75
      If Chr$(numb)> = "A" AND Chr$(numb)< = "Z" _
         OR Chr$(numb)> = "a" AND Chr$(numb)< = "z" then
         msgtext = "The letter for the number " & numb  _
            " is: " & Chr$(numb)
         out = 1
      ElseIf numb = 0 then
         Exit Sub=
   Else
         msgtext = "Does not convert to a character; try again."
      End If
   Loop
End Sub