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{{OperatorBox}}
{{Description
|text = Used to determine whether one alphabetic or quantitative expression is greater than or equal to another. [[String]] comparisons are case-insensitive. }}

== Usage ==
''result'' = ''expression1'' &gt;= ''expression2''
{| class="genericTable"
! width=15% | Part
! width=25% | Type
! width=55% | Description
|-
|result
|[[Boolean]]
|Returns [[True]] if ''expression1'' is larger than or equal to ''expression2''.
|-
|expression1
|[[String]], Number or [[Date]]
|Any alphabetic or quantitative expression.
|-
|expression2
|[[String]], Number or [[Date]]
|Any alphabetic or quantitative expression.
|-
|}

== Notes ==
The data types of ''expression1'' and ''expression2'' must match. 

A string is "greater than" another string if it is first when the two strings are sorted alphabetically. Use [[String.Compare]] to do a case-sensitive [[String|string]] comparison.

You can use [[Operator_Compare]] to define comparisons for classes.

== Sample Code ==
The following example tests whether one number is greater than or equal to another.
<rbcode>
Var a, b As Integer
If TextField1.Text <> "" And TextField2.Text <> "" Then
  a = Val(TextField1.Text)
  b = Val(TextField2.Text)
  If a >= b Then
    MessageBox("A is greater than or equal to B!")
  Else
    System.Beep
  End If
Else
  MessageBox("Please enter values into both boxes!")
End If
</rbcode>

== See Also ==
[[Greater_than|&gt;]], [[Less_than_or_equal|&lt;=]], [[Less_than|&lt;]], [[=]], [[Not_equal|&lt;&gt;]], [[Mod]] operator; [[Operator_Compare]], [[String.Compare]] function; [[Operator_Precedence |Operator precedence]].

[[Category:Text_Strings]]