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CHR_ATOK
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Return the character for a given ASCII character token
- Description:
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The given ASCII character token is converted to a single returned
character in the machine's character set. All
non-printable ASCII characters are represented by their equivalent
token strings. If no such ASCII character exists, the character
code 0 (the ASCII NUL character) is returned. The routine is intended
for the portable initialisation of unprintable characters.
- Invocation:
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RESULT = CHR_ATOK( TOKEN )
- Arguments:
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TOKEN = CHARACTER
(
) (Given)
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A printable character string representing the character to
be returned, e.g., 'BEL', 'BS', etc.
- Returned Value:
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CHR_ATOK = CHARACTER
1
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The character code within the ASCII character set.

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CHR Character Handling Routines
Starlink User Note 40
A C Charles
P C T Rees
A J Chipperfield
2 August 1995
E-mail:ussc@star.rl.ac.uk