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Using the character code tables
Ver. 4.0
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Using the character code tables
The example below uses Page 0 (PC437) to illustrate the use of the character code tables.
You can find the character "A" in Page 0 as follows:
The decimal value for the character "A" is 65.
Follow its column straight up to find the digits.
Hexadecimal. . . . . . . . . . 4
Binary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0100
These numbers are the most significant bits of the ASCII code.
Follow its row to the left to find the digits.
Hexadecimal. . . . . . . . . . 1
Binary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0001
These numbers are the least significant bits of the ASCII code.
The combination of the numbers above is the ASCII code for character "A".
Decimal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Hexadecimal. . . . . . . . . . 41
Binary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01000001
USING THE CHARACTER CODE TABLES