atoi ()

Use the CInt() function.

For example:

Dim A As Integer
Dim SSN As String

SSN = "177475884"

A = CInt("1234")

B = CInt(SSN)

sorry - also need the reverse

itoa()

Use CStr() or Str() to convert numbers to strings.

From VB Help:
"The Str function recognizes only the period (.) as a valid decimal separator. When different decimal separators may be used (for example, in international applications), use CStr to convert a number to a string."

You may also use Val() and Format()

hmmm....

first of all, I only need to convert one character.
I need the ansi / ascii equviolent of the character to be returned
example: the character '2' should translate to 50 (decimal)

Perfect!!!

sorry I asked the wrong question...
I knew what I meant :)

Thanks