Comparison operators

Any operator that allows two or more expressions to be compared with in a search condition.

Syntax
expression operator expression
Parameters

Operator

Interpretation

=

equal to

[ NOT ] LIKE

a text comparison, possibly using regular expressions

>

greater than

<

less than

>=

greater than or equal to

<=

less than or equal to

!=

not equal to

<>

not equal to

!>

not greater than

!<

not less than

Remarks

Comparing dates   In comparing dates, < means earlier and > means later.

Case-sensitivity   In UltraLite, comparisons are carried out with the same attention to case as the database on which they are operating. By default, UltraLite databases are created as case insensitive.

NOT operator   The NOT operator negates an expression.

See also
Example

Either of the following two queries will find all Tee shirts and baseball caps that cost $10 or less. However, note the difference in position between the negative logical operator (NOT) and the negative comparison operator (!>).

SELECT ID, Name, Quantity
FROM Products
WHERE (name = 'Tee Shirt' OR name = 'BaseBall Cap')
AND NOT UnitPrice > 10;
SELECT ID, Name, Quantity
FROM Products
WHERE (name = 'Tee Shirt' OR name = 'BaseBall Cap')
AND UnitPrice !> 10;