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# Comparison
## Comparison operators
## Less than
Returns `true` when the first value is less than the second value (e.g. `2 < 1` returns `false` while `1 < 2` would return `true`).
### Example
#### SQL
```sql
CREATE JOB function_operator_example
ADD_MISSING_COLUMNS = true
AS INSERT INTO default_glue_catalog.upsolver_samples.orders_transformed_data
MAP_COLUMNS_BY_NAME
SELECT
orderid,
nettotal
FROM default_glue_catalog.upsolver_samples.orders_raw_data
WHERE ($commit_time BETWEEN run_start_time() AND run_end_time())
AND nettotal < 500
LIMIT 3;
```
#### Query result
| orderid | nettotal |
| ---------- | -------- |
| 229NOEFdC5 | 0 |
| uCTz0C6fB8 | 128 |
| FGliNwk2lb | 381.21 |
## Greater than
Returns `true` when the first value is greater than the second value (e.g. `1 > 2` returns `false` while `2 > 1` would return `true`).
### Example
#### SQL
```sql
CREATE JOB function_operator_example
ADD_MISSING_COLUMNS = true
AS INSERT INTO default_glue_catalog.upsolver_samples.orders_transformed_data
MAP_COLUMNS_BY_NAME
SELECT
orderid,
nettotal
FROM default_glue_catalog.upsolver_samples.orders_raw_data
WHERE ($commit_time BETWEEN run_start_time() AND run_end_time())
AND nettotal > 500
LIMIT 3;
```
#### Query result
| orderid | nettotal |
| ---------- | -------- |
| BegfDveBnB | 865.4 |
| nxeYxV9ojw | 1261.62 |
| RVsaqkW46f | 2549.26 |
## Less than or equal to
Returns `true` when the first value is less than or equal to the second value (e.g. `1.1 <= 1` returns `false` while `1 <= 1` would return `true`).
### Example
#### SQL
```sql
CREATE JOB function_operator_example
ADD_MISSING_COLUMNS = true
AS INSERT INTO default_glue_catalog.upsolver_samples.orders_transformed_data
MAP_COLUMNS_BY_NAME
SELECT
orderid,
nettotal
FROM default_glue_catalog.upsolver_samples.orders_raw_data
WHERE ($commit_time BETWEEN run_start_time() AND run_end_time())
AND nettotal <= 500
LIMIT 3;
```
#### Query result
| orderid | nettotal |
| ---------- | -------- |
| UJvGCRv2hO | 217.98 |
| k95KKOBHxi | 231.03 |
| Ba3bKHFKvq | 0 |
## Greater than or equal to
Returns `true` when the first value is greater than or equal to the second value (e.g. `1 >= 1.1` returns `false` while `1 >= 1` would return `true`).
### Example
#### SQL
```sql
CREATE JOB function_operator_example
ADD_MISSING_COLUMNS = true
AS INSERT INTO default_glue_catalog.upsolver_samples.orders_transformed_data
MAP_COLUMNS_BY_NAME
SELECT
orderid,
nettotal
FROM default_glue_catalog.upsolver_samples.orders_raw_data
WHERE ($commit_time BETWEEN run_start_time() AND run_end_time())
AND nettotal >= 500
LIMIT 3;
```
#### Query result
| orderid | nettotal |
| ---------- | -------- |
| ShCjHSzsEy | 817.18 |
| BJNVAJHS97 | 1145.89 |
| 9TyAPyua8A | 1913.95 |
## Equal
Returns `true` when the first value is equal to the second value (e.g. `1 = 2` returns `false` while `1 = 1` would return `true`).
### Example
#### SQL
```sql
CREATE JOB function_operator_example
ADD_MISSING_COLUMNS = true
AS INSERT INTO default_glue_catalog.upsolver_samples.orders_transformed_data
MAP_COLUMNS_BY_NAME
SELECT
orderid,
shippinginfo_address_city
FROM default_glue_catalog.upsolver_samples.orders_raw_data
WHERE ($commit_time BETWEEN run_start_time() AND run_end_time())
AND shippinginfo_address_state = 'NY'
LIMIT 3;
```
#### Query result
| orderid | shippinginfo\_address\_city |
| ---------- | --------------------------- |
| SDdDy6C7qO | Rochester |
| 8ZNYcSSY0B | East Meadow |
| 8lfbwMVMoY | Shirley |
## Not equal
Returns `true` when the first value is equal to the second value (e.g. `1 != 1` returns `false` while `1 != 2` would return `true`).
### Example
#### SQL
```sql
CREATE JOB function_operator_example
ADD_MISSING_COLUMNS = true
AS INSERT INTO default_glue_catalog.upsolver_samples.orders_transformed_data
MAP_COLUMNS_BY_NAME
SELECT
orderid,
shippinginfo_address_state
FROM default_glue_catalog.upsolver_samples.orders_raw_data
WHERE ($commit_time BETWEEN run_start_time() AND run_end_time())
AND shippinginfo_address_state != 'NY'
LIMIT 3;
```
#### Query result
| orderid | shippinginfo\_address\_state |
| ---------- | ---------------------------- |
| aMIV6S5euH | ND |
| mRmHJfMDey | MD |
| UCQjGukrlW | KY |
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