/sys$common/syshlp/helplib.hlb CC, Run-time functions, iscntrl  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

  Returns a nonzero integer if its argument is classed as a control
  character in the program's current locale.  Otherwise, it returns
  0.

  Syntax:

       #include <ctype.h>

       int iscntrl(int character);