docs: public int convertStringToIndex(String tempString)
      {
          int index = 1;
          if (tempString.length() == 0)
              return (short)index;
          if ((tempString.charAt(0) >= '0') & (tempString.charAt(0) <= '9'))
              index = tempString.charAt(0) - '0';             // Convert to number; 1 = 1, 2 = 2, etc...
          if ((tempString.charAt(0) >= 'A') & (tempString.charAt(0) <= 'Z'))
              index = tempString.charAt(0) - 'A' + 1;         // Convert to number; A = 1, B = 2, etc...
          if ((tempString.charAt(0) >= 'a') & (tempString.charAt(0) <= 'z'))
              index = tempString.charAt(0) - 'a' + 1;         // Convert to number; a = 1, b = 2, etc...
          return index;   // Return the position
      }