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Oper-
and1
Oper-
and2
Result
Example
Remark
Time
Number
Number
Time(1999;10;07) > 2.0 --> 1
The same rules apply here as for the previ-
ous operation.
Text
Time
Number
"Metrohm" >
Time(1999;10;07) --> 1
Before the operation, the operand is con-
verted from Date/Time to Text (in this
example: "1999-10-07 00:00:00 UTC
+2"), afterwards the texts are compared
according to ASCII value (see Chapter
2.3.4.10, page 65).
Time
Text
Number
Time(1999;10;7) >
"Metrohm" --> 0
The same rules apply here as for the previ-
ous operation.
2.3.4.4.3
Greater than or equal to
Dialog window: Formula editor
▶ Operators/Functions
Syntax
Operand1 >= Operand2
The operands can be entered either directly or as a variable and can be of
the Text, Number or Date/Time type. The result type is always a num-
ber (1 = true, 0 = false).
Examples
Oper-
and1
Oper-
and2
Result
Example
Remark
Operands of the same type:
Number
Number
Number
5 >= 4 --> 1
4 >= 5 --> 0
–
Text
Text
Number
"Metrohm" >= "AG" --> 1
When making a comparison between two
texts, the ASCII value of the character
string is compared (see Chapter 2.3.4.10,
page 65). Attention: Uppercase and
lowercase letters have different values!
Time
Time
Number
Time(1998;04;06) >=
Time(1964;02;03) --> 1
(see Chapter 2.3.4.6.2, page 53)
Operands of a different type:
Number
Text
Number
1.2 >= "1.2" --> 11.2 >=
"Metrohm" --> 0
Before the relational operation, the Num-
ber is converted to Text, afterwards the
texts are compared according to ASCII
value (see Chapter 2.3.4.10, page 65).
Text
Number
Number
"Metrohm" >= 1.2 --> 1
The same rules apply here as for the previ-
ous operation.