MAX()

Returns the maximum of two numbers or dates.

Syntax

      MAX( <xValue>, <xValue1> )  --> <xMax>

Arguments

<xValue> Any date or numeric value.

<xValue1> Any date or numeric value (same type as <xValue>).

Returns

<xMax> The larger numeric (or later date) value.

Description

This function returns the larger of the two passed espressions. If <xValue> and <xValue1> are numeric data types, the value returned by this function will be a numeric data type as well and will be the larger of the two numbers passed to it. If <xValue> and <xValue1> are date data types, the return value will be a date data type as well. It will be the later of the two dates passed to it.

Examples

      ? MAX( 214514214, 6251242142 )
      ? MAX( STOD( "20001111" ), STOD( "20140621" ) )

Compliance

Clipper

Platforms

All

Files

Library is rtl

Seealso

Min()