TSC M23 Programming Manual

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 STRCOMP( )
Description
Returns -1, 0, or 1, based on the result of a string comparison.
Syntax
STRCOMP(str1$,str2$[,comp])
Parameter
Description
str1$
Required. Any valid string expression.
str2$
Required. Any valid string expression.
comp
Optional. Specifies the type of string comparison.
0: Binary comparison. Default.
1: Textual comparison. The comparison is case-insensitive.
Condition
Return value
str1$ sorts ahead of str2$
-1
str1$ is equal to str2$
0
str1$ sorts after str2$
1
Note:
This command has been supported since V6.81 EZ and later firmware.
Example
Sample Code
DOWNLOAD "TEST.BAS"
STR1$ = "ABCD"
STR2$ = "abcd"
result1 = STRCOMP(STR1$,STR2$)
result2 = STRCOMP(STR1$,STR2$,1)
result3 = STRCOMP(STR2$,STR1$)
SIZE 4,1
GAP 0,0
DIRECTION 1
CLS
TEXT 100,10,"3",0,1,1,STR$(result1)+": \["]"+STR1$+"\["] sorts ahead of \["]"+STR2$+"\["]"
TEXT 100,60,"3",0,1,1," "+STR$(result2)+": \["]"+STR1$+"\["] is equal to \["]"+STR2$+"\["]"
TEXT 100,110,"3",0,1,1," "+STR$(result3)+": \["]"+STR2$+"\["] sorts after \["]"+STR1$+"\["]"
PRINT 1
EOP
TEST
Result
See Also
INSTR()

TSC M23 Specifications

General

Brand	TSC
Model	M23
Category	Printer
Language	English