StrComp - function of language VBScript

Description:

Returns a value indicating the result of a string comparison.
In the PROMOTIC system it is better to use the Pm.StringCmp method.

Syntax:

Integer StrComp(String string1, String string2, [Integer compare])

Parameters:

string1	(String) Text string
string2	(String) Text string
compare	[optional] (Integer) Numeric value specifies the kind of comparison to use when evaluating strings. If not set, then a binary comparison is performed. vbBinaryCompare - perform a binary comparison vbTextCompare - perform a textual comparison

Return value:

-1 - string1 is less than string2

0 - string1 is equal to string2

1 - string1 is greater than string2

Example:

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Dim sStr1, sStr2, nComp

sStr1 = "ABCD"

sStr2 = "abcd"

nComp = StrComp(sStr1, sStr2, 1)
  ' Returns 0

nComp = StrComp(sStr1, sStr2, 0)
  ' Returns -1

nComp = StrComp(sStr2, sStr1)
  ' Returns 1