| DEC( ) | Get Binary of String | 
DEC(string$[,ERR=stmtref])
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| stmtref | Program line number or statement label to which to transfer control. | 
| string$ | Character string or variable containing value to be converted to binary. | 
Two's complement binary equivalent of the string.
The DEC( ) function converts a string to its corresponding binary equivalent. (The value returned is a two's complement binary integer that corresponds to the value of the string.)
A$="a";
 print dec(A$),
 B$=$0040$;
 print " | ",dec(B$),
 C=dec("A");
 print " | ",C,
 A=dec($FE$);
 print " | ",A,
 print " | DONE"
 ->run
 97 | 64 | 65 | -2 | DONE