comparing two alpha numeric strings?

mallikharjuna · Post by **mallikharjuna** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 1:51 am

Hi All,

How to compare two alpha numeric strings,it may include '/' and other special characters also,any function exist for this?

Thanks
Malli

ArndW · Post by **ArndW** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 2:04 am

Sure, try "String1=String2"

String comparisons are commonly used in DS, so unless you narrow down your question you won't get more than a generic answer.

kcbland · Post by **kcbland** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 7:40 am

Use = or <> or # or NE, but if the values are numbers but need to be compared as strings (00012345 = 12345 numerically but not by string) then use COMPARE(x,y,'L'). Check your DS BASIC manual for more details on COMPARE.