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decimal value of an ASCII letter (See related posts)

converting a "A" to a 65:
   1  
   2  p 'A'[0]
to ruby by 413x on Fri Mar 31 10:20:06 -0500 2006

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baumanj posts on Mar 31, 2006 at 21:24
There's actually a shorter, easier way:

   1  ?A
RobinHood posts on Feb 18, 2007 at 11:13
and to return it in hex use

   1   ?A.to_s(base=2)


suggested by Gregarican found here ...
http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=1026407&page=1

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