string comparisons

air_force91 · **Posted:** Sun Nov 23, 2003 9:26 am

how do i compare strings alphabetically...like i ask a user their last name and if their last names begin with letter a to u they are placed in class 1 and if their last names begin with letter v to z, they are placed in class 2?

need help ASAP...thanx.... Smile

Mazer · **Posted:** Sun Nov 23, 2003 9:44 am

if lastname (1) >= "A" and lastname (1) <= "U" or lastname (1) >= "a" and lastname (1) <= "u" then
%class 1
end if

air_force91 · **Posted:** Sun Nov 23, 2003 9:59 am

turing's really hard man...im tired of problem solving...ive gotta finish 3 pages of questions...it's really hard............................ Crying or Very sad

and my teacher doesn't even explain stuff...

Andy · **Posted:** Sun Nov 23, 2003 3:33 pm

turing is a joke lil boy... and nick, you can compare whole strings at a time
for example

code:

if "Andy">"Nick" then
put "haha"
end if
%haha gets outputted

poly · **Posted:** Sun Nov 23, 2003 4:36 pm

air_force91 wrote:

turing's really hard man...im tired of problem solving...

lol haha oh god I was having a bad day until I read this one. Dude leave the class as of Monday... if you are tired of problem solving well there's no point in staying as compsci is all about problem solving... hell life is about problem solving!

Andy · **Posted:** Sun Nov 23, 2003 6:54 pm

dan, you should create a new rank called the censored and give them to ppl like air_force

[mod:113a7605a9]
:censored:

grow up!
[/mod:113a7605a9]

air_force91 · **Posted:** Sun Nov 23, 2003 8:49 pm

errrr...u ppl are making me angry...im a "SHE"....ughhhh!!! im now in comsci...im taking computer engineering...well...ive changed my mind...i think it's a good opportunity for me to learn to face these challenges ...ughhhh...

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