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System and Other FunctionsSee Also• $ASCII function• $ZLCHAR function• $ZWASCII function$ZLCHARReturns the requested four-byte string.$ZLCHAR(n)$ZLC(n)ParameternA positive integer that can be specified as a value, a variable, or an expression.Description$ZLCHAR returns a four-byte string for n.Notes$ZLASCII and $ZLCHARThe $ZLASCII function is the logical inverse of $ZLCHAR. For example:SET x=$ZLASCII("abcd")WRITE !,xSET y=$ZLCHAR(x)WRITE !,yGiven “abcd” $ZLASCII returns 1684234849. Given 1684234849 $ZLCHAR returns “abcd”.$ZLCHAR, $ZWCHAR, and $CHAR$ZLCHAR is similar to the $CHAR function, except that it operates on 32–bit double wordsrather than 8–bit bytes. To operate on 16–bit words, use the $ZWCHAR function.$ZLCHAR is the functional equivalent of the following form of $CHAR:SET n=$ZLASCII("abcd")WRITE !,nWRITE !,$CHAR(n#256,n\256#256,n\(256**2)#256,n\(256**3))546 Caché ObjectScript Reference