Works for me: procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject); begin ShowMessage(IntToStr(Ord(Edit1.Text[1]))); end;
Regards, Steve > -----Original Message----- > From: Laurence Bevan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, 26 October 2006 9:31 a.m. > To: [email protected] > Subject: [DUG] Ord value of String character > > This is probably simple but I can't get my head around it > this morning. I have a string variable of which I want to > obtain the ASCII value of the first character in the string. > > I've tried Ord(String[1]) but keep getting an error. Do I > need to cast the first character to a Byte type or something? > > Cheers, > Laurence > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.11/496 - Release > Date: 24/10/2006 > > > _______________________________________________ Delphi mailing list [email protected] http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi
