Excel Tutorial – DBCS

The DBCS function in Microsoft Excel is a text function that returns the double-byte character set (DBCS) value of a character. It takes a single argument: the character for which you want to get the DBCS value.

Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to use the DBCS function:

1. Open your Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and select the cell where you want to display the result.
2. Type the following formula into the selected cell: =DBCS(character)
3. Replace “character” with the character for which you want to get the DBCS value. The character must be a single character string, so you need to enclose it in quotation marks.

For example, if you want to get the DBCS value of the character “A”, the formula would be: =DBCS(“A”)

4. Press Enter to complete the formula and display the result.

Note: The DBCS value is a number that represents the character in the DBCS encoding system, which is used to represent characters in some East Asian languages. While the DBCS function can be useful for working with DBCS characters, it is not a commonly used function in Excel, as it is mostly used by advanced users who work with these languages.