comparing first character of a string

[tbathe3]

how would I go about comparing the first character of a string to another.<br>if (first letter of this string) &lt;&gt; (first letter of this string) then<br>do whatever<br><br>any help would be greatly appreciated!<br><br>thom

 

[gol4]

if Left(1,{yourstring})&lt;&gt; Left(1,{this string})<br>should work