CURRENT_CHARACTER

     Returns a string one-character long for the current character in the
     current buffer.

  Syntax

     string := CURRENT_CHARACTER

  Examples

     1.  my_cur_char := CURRENT_CHARACTER;

         Stores in the variable MY_CUR_CHAR the string representing the
         current character.

     2.  SHOW (CURRENT_CHARACTER);

         Returns the string representing the current character and uses this
         string as the parameter for the SHOW built-in.  (See help on SHOW.)