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TEXTCOMP(a$,b$)
 
    ■ a$,b$    Two strings whose relative order as they would be
               sorted by an ISAM index is compared. Only the first
               255 characters are considered.
 
    ■ The comparison is not case sensitive ("A" is the same as "a"), and
      any trailing spaces are removed.
    ■ TEXTCOMP uses the International Character Sort Order Tables for
      sorting international characters. See Appendix E in the BASIC
      Language Reference.
 
Returns
    An integer value 1, 0, or -1, depending on the relative positions
    of a$ and b$ as they would be sorted by an ISAM index:
 
     -1    When a$ precedes b$.
      1    When a$ follows b$.
      0    When a$ is equivalent to b$.
 
See Also    ◄SetFormatCC►