/sys$common/syshlp/helplib.hlb PASCAL, Predeclared Routines, Char Strng, GE  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

  The GE function returns a Boolean value that  specifies  if  the
  first   parameter  is  greater  than  or  equal  to  the  second
  parameter,  according  to  the  ASCII  values  of  the  strings'
  characters.

  Syntax:

     GE( str1,str2 )

  The  parameters  'str1'  and  'str2'  must  be  character-string
  expressions.   Compaq  Pascal  does not pad shorter strings with
  blanks.