ORD

 The ORD function returns an integer value that is  the  position
 of  the  parameter  in  the  ordered  sequence  of values of the
 parameter's type.


 Syntax:

    ORD( x )


 The parameter 'x' must be of an ordinal  type.   Note  that  the
 ordinal  value  of  an INTEGER object is the integer itself.  If
 'x' is of type UNSIGNED, its value  must  not  be  greater  than
 MAXINT.