CHAR function

This topic describes the formula syntax and usage of the CHAR function in the Data Quality Execute Formula transform.

Description

Returns the character specified by a number. Use CHAR to translate code page numbers you might get from files or data sources on other types of computers into characters.

Syntax

CHAR(number)

The CHAR syntax has the following argument:

  • number Required. A number between 1 and 255 specifying a character. The character is from the character set used by Data Integrity Suite.

Example

Data: 70, 87, 68 in the CharCode field.
Formula Description Result
CHAR([CharCode]) Character represented by 70. F
CHAR([CharCode]) Character represented by 87. W
CHAR([CharCode]) Character represented by 68. D