Yes - you're performing a numeric comparison. Alphanumeric comparisons
start at the leftmost byte - regardless of length.
Mike White
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They are character....they should be integer shouldn't they?
Kyle
Lucero, Michelle - IST contractor wrote:
> Are ztemp1 and ztemp2control integer or character fields?
>
> Thanks,
> Michelle
>
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> Subject: Comparing feild lengths
>
> I have two temp fields that I have created some workflow to compare
> length between the two. First field is set by the user when they type
> in a value, the second field is the control (ie the first field must be
> >= the second field). Problem is that when the first field is double
> digits (> 9) my qualifications are failing, stating the the first field
> is shorter than the control. What could be causing this?
>
> Ex:
>
> ztemp1 = 12
> ztemp2control = 8
>
> I have an active link that fires stating that if ztemp1 < ztemp2control
>
> then a message is displayed telling the user that "ztemp1 needs to be 8
> characters or greater". This works fine until ztemp1 is double digits.
>
> ARS 6.3
>
> Thanks
>
> Kyle
>
>
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Kyle Whitley
IT System Support Professional
Office of Information and Instructional Technology (OIIT)
Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia
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