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convert ASCII mnemonic to character 

character function mntoc (buf, p, default)  
character buf (ARB), default
integer p   

'Mntoc' is used to convert a standard ASCII mnemonic
(e.g. ACK, BEL, BS) into an ASCII character code.   
The argument 'buf' is an EOS-terminated string presumed to contain  
either a single character or a two- or three-character ASCII
mnemonic (in either upper or lower case), starting at position 'p'. 
The function return depends on the outcome of the conversion as follows:
(1) if 'buf' contains only one character, the function return is
equivalent to that character;   
(2) if 'buf' contains an ASCII mnemonic terminated by a nonalphanumeric 
character, the function return is the character code associated with that   
mnemonic;   
(3) otherwise, the function return is equivalent to the character specified 
as the third argument ('default').  
In all cases, 'p' is advanced to the first character beyond the presumed
mnemonic or single character.   

The mnemonic is transferred to an internal character buffer,
then used in a search of a string table containing the  
ASCII mnemonics.

p   

lower   

ctomn (2)