mkord
################################################################
####
#### This function accepts an associative array variable name
#### as the first command line argument, and builds an ASCII
#### table of characters in that array. Array index is
#### the decimal, hex, or octal number associated with the
#### character. Value is the ASCII character.
####
################################################################
function mkord
{
typeset IDX='${CNT}'
[[ "_${2}" != "_" && "_${2}" = "_8" ]] && IDX='$( printf "%o" 0x${i}${j} )'
[[ "_${2}" != "_" && "_${2}" = "_16" ]] && IDX='${i}${j}'
nameref ORD_TABLE=$1
typeset CNT=0
for i in 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F
do
for j in 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F
do
eval ORD_TABLE[${IDX}]=$(print -- $( printf "\\\0%o" 0x${i}${j} ) )
(( CNT = CNT + 1 ))
done
done
}