The ORD function returns an integer value that is the ordinal position of
argument-1 in the collating sequence for the program. The lowest ordinal position
is 1. The type of this function is integer.
General Format
Arguments
Argument-1 must be one character in length and must be class alphabetic,
alphanumeric
or national.
Returned Values
If the class of argument-1 is alphabetic or alphanumeric, the returned value
is the ordinal position of argument-1 in the current alphanumeric collating
sequence for the program.
If the class of argument-1 is national, the returned value is the ordinal
position of argument-1 in the current national program collating sequence.