Special Edition Using Microsoft® Word 2000

Compare

The Compare field compares two values, then returns 1 if the comparison is true and 0 if it is false.

Syntax

{ COMPARE FirstExpression Operator SecondExpression }

Either expression can be a number, a bookmark, a string, a nested field, or a value. You can also use the ? and * wild cards in an expression.

Operators

The following operators work with the Compare field:

Operator	Meaning
=	Equals
>	Greater than
<	Less than
>=	Greater than or equal to
<=	Less than or equal to
<>	Not equal to

Examples

To test whether the bookmark revenue exceeds the bookmark costs, and to return the value 1 if it does:

{ COMPARE revenue > costs }