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title: "> (Greater Than) (Transact-SQL)"
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# > (Greater Than) (Transact-SQL)
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  Compares two expressions (a comparison operator) in [!INCLUDE[ssnoversion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)]. When you compare nonnull expressions, the result is TRUE if the left operand has a value higher than the right operand; otherwise, the result is FALSE. If either or both operands are NULL, see the topic [SET ANSI_NULLS (Transact-SQL)](../../t-sql/statements/set-ansi-nulls-transact-sql.md).  
  
 ![Topic link icon](../../database-engine/configure-windows/media/topic-link.gif "Topic link icon") [Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions](../../t-sql/language-elements/transact-sql-syntax-conventions-transact-sql.md)  
  
## Syntax  
  
```syntaxsql
expression > expression  
```  
  
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## Arguments
 *expression*  
 Is any valid [expression](../../t-sql/language-elements/expressions-transact-sql.md). Both expressions must have implicitly convertible data types. The conversion depends on the rules of [data type precedence](../../t-sql/data-types/data-type-precedence-transact-sql.md).  
  
## Result Types  
 **Boolean**  
  
## Examples  
  
### A. Using > in a simple query  
 The following example returns all rows in the `HumanResources.Department` table that have a value in `DepartmentID` that is greater than the value 13.  
  
```sql  
--Uses AdventureWorks  
  
SELECT DepartmentID, Name  
FROM HumanResources.Department  
WHERE DepartmentID > 13  
ORDER BY DepartmentID;  
  
```  
  
 [!INCLUDE[ssResult](../../includes/ssresult-md.md)]  
  
```  
DepartmentID Name  
------------ --------------------------------------------------  
14           Facilities and Maintenance  
15           Shipping and Receiving  
16           Executive  
  
(3 row(s) affected)  
  
```  
  
### B. Using > to compare two variables  
  
```sql  
DECLARE @a INT = 45, @b INT = 40;  
SELECT IIF ( @a > @b, 'TRUE', 'FALSE' ) AS Result;  
```  
  
 [!INCLUDE[ssResult](../../includes/ssresult-md.md)]  
  
```  
Result  
------  
TRUE  
  
(1 row(s) affected)  
  
```  
  
## See Also  
 [IIF (Transact-SQL)](../../t-sql/functions/logical-functions-iif-transact-sql.md)   
 [Data Types (Transact-SQL)](../../t-sql/data-types/data-types-transact-sql.md)   
 [Operators (Transact-SQL)](../../t-sql/language-elements/operators-transact-sql.md)