function ch = str2ch(str,n)
% str2ch - pulls the nth char from a string
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% Matlab function str2ch.m
% ch = str2ch(str,n)
% Copyright (c) P.J. Gawthrop, 1996.
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% %% Revision 1.1 1996/08/30 09:54:44 peter
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implicit_str_to_num_ok = 1;
astr = abs(str);
if (n>0) & (n<=length(str)) & (strcmp(str,'')==0)
ch = setstr(astr(n));
else
ch = '';
end;