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Syntax:
IF Expression-1 Operator Expression-2 field-argument-1 field-argument-2
Expression-1:
expression
Expression-2:
expression
field-argument-1:
expression
field-argument-2:
expression
Description: Compares the values designated by Expression-1 and Expression-2 using the operator designated by Operator.
Operator can be any one of the six relational and equality operators specified for operator (§2.16.3.3).
If Operator is = or <>, Expression-2 can contain a question mark (?) to represent any single character, or an asterisk (*) to represent any string of characters. The expression shall be enclosed in quotation marks so that it is compared as a character string. If an asterisk is used in Expression-2, the portion of Expression-1 that corresponds to the asterisk, plus any remaining characters in Expression-2, shall NOT exceed 128 characters.
Field Value: field-argument-1 if the comparison is true; otherwise, field-argument-2.
Switches: None.
[Example: The following example specifies that if the customer order is greater than or equal to 100 units, the result is "Thanks"; but if the customer order is fewer than 100 units, the result is "The minimum order is 100 units":
{IF order >= 100 "Thanks" "The minimum order is 100 units" }
For other examples, see §2.16.2, and the COMPARE field (§2.16.5.15) and the QUOTE field (§2.16.5.55). end example]