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Comp
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<div class="black"><font color="white" size="-2"><b>Syntax</b></font></div>
<pre class="syntax"><u>iResult</u> <b>= Comp (</b> <u>String1</u> AS String <b>,</b> <u>String2</u> AS String [ <b>,</b> <u>Mode</u> AS Integer ] <b>)</b> AS Integer</pre><p>

Compares two strings, and returns:
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<li><tt>0</tt> if the two strings are equal.
<li><tt>1</tt> if <u>String1</u> is strictly greater than <u>String2</u>.
<li><tt>-1</tt> if <u>String1</u> is strictly lower than <u>String2</u>.
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The <u>Mode</u> parameter can be:
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<li><tt><a href="../comp/gb/gb%3Fen">gb</a>.<a href="../comp/gb/gb/binary%3Fen">Binary</a></tt> for a binary comparison.
<li><tt><a href="../comp/gb/gb%3Fen">gb</a>.<a href="../comp/gb/gb/text%3Fen">Text</a></tt> for a case unsensitive comparison.
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Don't forget that this function only deals with <a href="../def/ascii%3Fen">ASCII</a>.
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<hr><b>See also</b><br>
<a href="../cat/string%3Fen">String Functions</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;

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