Ranges in custom format

[mintbit]

Can someone please explain this a little further? Is there a greater than symbol in a? 

Which of the following does not have proper syntax for specifying a range in the VALUE statement?

a.  500>-700

b.  500-<700

c.  'A'-'C'

d.  'Horse'-'Mouse'

Your answer: b
Correct answer: a

The greater than symbol is not valid for a range. The less than symbol can be used after the starting value or before the ending value.

[ed_sas_member]

Hi @mintbit 

By default, a simple hyphen (-) means that boundaries are included.

To exclude them, you can use the inferior sign: <

• 500>-700 is not a proper syntax
• 500-700 is equivalent to [500;700]
• 500-<700 is equivalent to [500;700[ 
• 500<-700 is equivalent to ]500;700] 
• 500<-<700 is equivalent to ]500;700[

Best,

[mintbit]

Thank you for the reply. It is much clearer now. My question seems so stupid now that I understand the answer 😅

[Kurt_Bremser · Accepted solution]

This:

>

is a "greater than" symbol.