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CHR_SCOMP  -  Compare two character strings using the ASCII character set

Description:
The first string is compared with the second using the ASCII character set, giving precedence to the left hand side of the string. If the first string is less than or equal to the second, the value .TRUE. is returned; otherwise the value .FALSE. is returned.

Invocation:
RESULT = CHR_SCOMP( STR1, STR2 )

Arguments:
STR1 = CHARACTER ( ) (Given)
The first character string.
STR2 = CHARACTER ( ) (Given)
The second character string.

Returned Value:
CHR_SCOMP = LOGICAL
Whether the first character string is less than or equal to the second, using the ASCII character set.



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CHR Character Handling Routines
Starlink User Note 40
A C Charles
P C T Rees
A J Chipperfield
2 August 1995
E-mail:ussc@star.rl.ac.uk