diff --git a/opcodes.cpp b/opcodes.cpp
index bf5824c..128e9f8 100644
--- a/opcodes.cpp
+++ b/opcodes.cpp
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ void CLASS::insertOpcodes(void)
 	pushopcode("TTL", 0x00, OP_PSUEDO, OPHANDLER(&CLASS::doPSEUDO));
 	pushopcode("SKP", 0x00, OP_PSUEDO, OPHANDLER(&CLASS::doPSEUDO));
 	pushopcode("TR",  P_TR, OP_PSUEDO, OPHANDLER(&CLASS::doPSEUDO));
-	pushopcode("ASC", 0x00, OP_PSUEDO, OPHANDLER(&CLASS::doPSEUDO));
+	pushopcode("ASC", P_ASC, OP_PSUEDO, OPHANDLER(&CLASS::doPSEUDO));
 	pushopcode("DCI", 0x00, OP_PSUEDO, OPHANDLER(&CLASS::doPSEUDO));
 	pushopcode("INV", 0x00, OP_PSUEDO, OPHANDLER(&CLASS::doPSEUDO));
 	pushopcode("FLS", 0x00, OP_PSUEDO, OPHANDLER(&CLASS::doPSEUDO));
diff --git a/psuedo.cpp b/psuedo.cpp
index 446ed68..dfa847b 100644
--- a/psuedo.cpp
+++ b/psuedo.cpp
@@ -480,8 +480,8 @@ int CLASS::doHEX(T65816Asm &a, MerlinLine &line, TSymbol &opinfo)
 		{
 			continue;
 		}
-        c = hexVal(c);
-		if( c < 0 )
+        char hv = hexVal(c);
+		if( hv < 0 )
 		{
 			line.setError(errIllegalCharOperand);
 			bytect = 0;
@@ -492,10 +492,10 @@ int CLASS::doHEX(T65816Asm &a, MerlinLine &line, TSymbol &opinfo)
 		switch (ct)
 		{
 			case 0:
-				b = (c << 4);
+				b = (hv << 4);
 				break;
 			case 1:
-				b |= c;
+				b |= hv;
 				break;
 		}
 		ct = (ct + 1) & 0x01;
@@ -520,6 +520,97 @@ out:
 	return bytect;
 }
 
+int CLASS::doASC(T65816Asm &a, MerlinLine &line, TSymbol &opinfo)
+{
+	UNUSED(opinfo);
+
+    std::string os = line.operand;
+
+	uint32_t bytect = 0;
+	uint8_t b = 0;
+	uint8_t ct = 0;
+    char delimiter = 0;
+    uint32_t ss = 0;
+
+	for ( uint32_t i = 0; i < os.length(); ++i )
+	{
+        char c = os[i];
+
+        // are we inside a delimited string?
+        if( delimiter )
+        {
+            if( c == delimiter )
+            {
+                bytect += (i - ss);
+
+                if( a.pass > 0 )
+                {
+                    for( ; ss < i; ++ss )
+                    {
+                        c = os[ss];
+                        if( delimiter >= '\'' )
+                            c |= 0x80;
+                        line.outbytes.push_back(c);
+                    }
+                }
+                
+                delimiter = 0;
+                ss = 0;
+                continue;
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // No, check for seperator characters
+            if( c == ',' || c == ' ' )
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            // Is this a hex char?
+            char hv = hexVal(c);
+            if( hv < 0 )
+            {
+                // if not a hex value, then consider the character to be the string delimiter
+                delimiter = c;
+                ss = i + 1;
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            // Got a hex char, append to hex string and see if we've got a byte
+            switch (ct)
+            {
+                case 0:
+                    b = (hv << 4);
+                    break;
+                case 1:
+                    b |= hv;
+                    break;
+            }
+            ct = (ct + 1) & 0x01;
+            if (!ct)
+            {
+                if (a.pass > 0)
+                {
+                    line.outbytes.push_back(b);
+                }
+                b = 0;
+                bytect++;
+            }
+        }
+	}
+
+    if( delimiter || (ct & 0x01) ) // error w/unterminated string or we got an odd number of nibbles in hex value
+	{
+		line.setError(errBadOperand);
+		bytect = 0;
+	}
+out:
+	line.outbytect = bytect;
+	return bytect;
+
+}
+
 int CLASS::ProcessOpcode(T65816Asm &a, MerlinLine &line, TSymbol &opinfo)
 {
 	int res = 0;
@@ -579,7 +670,9 @@ int CLASS::ProcessOpcode(T65816Asm &a, MerlinLine &line, TSymbol &opinfo)
 		case P_TR:
 			res = doTR(a, line, opinfo);
 			break;
-
+        case P_ASC:
+            res = doASC(a, line, opinfo);
+            break;
 	}
 	return (res);
 }
diff --git a/psuedo.h b/psuedo.h
index d59a38f..469b1c4 100644
--- a/psuedo.h
+++ b/psuedo.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ enum
 	P_LUP,
 	P_DO,
 	P_TR,
+    P_ASC,
 
 	P_MAX
 };
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ public:
 	int doLUP(T65816Asm &a, MerlinLine &line, TSymbol &opinfo);
 	int doDO(T65816Asm &a, MerlinLine &line, TSymbol &opinfo);
 	int doTR(T65816Asm &a, MerlinLine &line, TSymbol &opinfo);
+    int doASC(T65816Asm &a, MerlinLine &line, TSymbol &opinfo);
 };
 
-#undef CLASS
\ No newline at end of file
+#undef CLASS
diff --git a/src/main.s b/src/main.s
index e2d887f..b64d017 100644
--- a/src/main.s
+++ b/src/main.s
@@ -393,6 +393,28 @@ L00BC       bit     L00BC
             db      ^$01A55A,^$011234 
             db      |$01A55A,|$011234 
 
+			asc		02,15,"123456"
+            asc     02,15,z123456z
+			asc		0215,"123456"
+			asc		02,15,'123456'
+			asc		02,15,!123456!
+			asc		02,15,@123456@
+            asc		02,15,#123456#
+			asc		02,15,$123456$
+			asc		02,15,%123456%
+			asc		02,15,^123456^
+			asc		02,15,&123456&
+			asc		02,15,*123456*
+			asc		02,15,(123456(
+			asc		02,15,)123456)
+			asc		02,15,/123456/
+			asc		02,15,?123456?
+			asc		02,15,>123456>
+			asc		02,15,<123456<
+			asc		02,15,5,"123456"
+			asc		02,15,"123456
+			asc		0215"1234"1502
+
 
             lst
 lup_start: