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Oper-
and1
Oper-
and2
Result
Example
Remark
Number
Text
Number
2 <= "1.2" --> 01.2 <=
"Metrohm" --> 1
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 --> 0
The same rules apply here as for the previ-
ous operation.
Number
Time
Number
2.0 <= Time(1999;10;07) -->
1
Before the comparison, the operand is con-
verted from Date/Time to a Number.
Time
Number
Number
Time(1999;10;07) <= 2.0 -->
0
The same rules apply here as for the previ-
ous operation.
Text
Time
Number
"Metrohm" <=
Time(1999;10;07) --> 0
Before the operation, the operand is con-
verted from Date/Time to Text (in this
example: "1999.10.07"), 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" --> 1
The same rules apply here as for the previ-
ous operation.
2.3.4.4.6
Not 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
5 <> 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: