switch(compare){

	case '>':
	if(result>result2)
	printf("\nTRUE");
	else
	printf("\nFALSE");
	break;

	case '<':
	if(result<result2)
	printf("\nTRUE");
	else
	printf("\nFALSE");
	break;
	
	case '>=':
	if(result>=result2)
	printf("\nTRUE");
	else
	printf("\nFALSE");
	break;

#include <stdio.h>
int main(void)
{
  char compare , str[] = " >= < = > ";  /* sample character array to mimic user input for test */
  int  i;

  printf("\nOur sample array is: \"%s\" \n", str);
  for(i = 0;  (compare = str[i]) != '\0'; i++)  /* '\0' is the special string ending "null" character*/
  {
    printf("i= %d:   ", i);
    switch(compare)
    {
      case '>':
        if( str[i + 1] == '=')  /* check for the next char in sting without incrementing */
        {  printf("do >= stuff   (including an extra incrementation of i)\n");
          i++;
        }
        else
          printf("just do > stuff (no extra incrementation) \n");
      break;      
      case '<' :
        printf(" what might we do here? < \n");
      break;
      case '=' :
        printf(" here we have a '=' by itself. \n");
      break;
      default:
        printf("space \n");
    }
  }
  return 0;
}
/*  For fun , look up all these characters in an ascii chart. (and/or print out thier values!  */