The SQL Greater Than comparison operator (>) is used to compare two values. It returns TRUE if the first value is greater than the second. If the second is greater, it returns FALSE.
You can also test for greater than or equal to by using >=.
Here are a couple of examples:
10 > 5 | TRUE |
5 > 20 | FALSE |
10 > 10 | FALSE |
Here is an example using the SQL greater than comparison operator to find all products whose list price is greater than $3000:
SQL Greater Than with Other Types
You can use the greater than comparison with other data types, such as String and DateTime.
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Additional Resources
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