Also, for future reference, if you need the ascii value for a character, use the $asc identifier. It won't work for a few characters, such as space and ), but for a majority of characters it should work =)
Use a variable like this: //var %a = ) | echo -a $asc(%a)
In case of a soft-space, indeed you'll get no response, resulting in * /echo: insufficient parameters, but it should cover any other character, including the hard space.
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