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Mattress58
Fluorite | Level 6

Data set = mydata

 

I need to compare column1 and column2 and create a column3 that gives me which comes first alphabetically. Example:

 

Column1 = San Francisco

Column2 = San Diago

 

Column3 would = San Diago becaue San Diago comes before San Francisco alphabetically. How can I dio this?

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Reeza
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