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Usage

The condition code set by the COMPARE command determines if a subsequent BRANCH command performs a branch. A BRANCH command should be the next executable statement after the COMPARE command.

The COMPARE command sets one of the following condition codes:

EQ—equal to

NE—not equal to

GT—greater than

LT—less than

LE—less than or equal to

GE—greater than or equal to

You can use substring notation when specifying a string as an operand in the COMPARE statement. See the chapter "Defining and Manipulating Variables."