How come 'NOT' does not work on string compares?

[PsaltyDS]

I had a logic explosion in one of my scripts, and just figured out that 'NOT' does not work in string compares. Is that by design?

Demo of my problem:

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; Test string compares

$Text1 = "One"
$Text2 = "Two"

If $Text1 = $Text2 Then
    MsgBox(32, "Compare with =", '"' & $Text1 & '" is equal to "' & $Text2 & '"')
Else
    MsgBox(32, "Compare with =", '"' & $Text1 & '" is not equal to "' & $Text2 & '"')
EndIf

If Not $Text1 = $Text2 Then
    MsgBox(32, "Compare with Not =", '"' & $Text1 & '" is not equal to "' & $Text2 & '"')
Else
    MsgBox(32, "Compare with Not =", '"' & $Text1 & '" is equal to "' & $Text2 & '"')
EndIf

If $Text1 == $Text2 Then
    MsgBox(32, "Compare with ==", '"' & $Text1 & '" is equal to "' & $Text2 & '"')
Else
    MsgBox(32, "Compare with ==", '"' & $Text1 & '" is not equal to "' & $Text2 & '"')
EndIf

If Not $Text1 == $Text2 Then
    MsgBox(32, "Compare with Not ==", '"' & $Text1 & '" is not equal to "' & $Text2 & '"')
Else
    MsgBox(32, "Compare with Not ==", '"' & $Text1 & '" is equal to "' & $Text2 & '"')
EndIf

If $Text1 <> $Text2 Then
    MsgBox(32, "Compare with <>", '"' & $Text1 & '" is not equal to "' & $Text2 & '"')
Else
    MsgBox(32, "Compare with <>", '"' & $Text1 & '" is equal to "' & $Text2 & '"')
EndIf

If Not $Text1 <> $Text2 Then
    MsgBox(32, "Compare with Not <>", '"' & $Text1 & '" is equal to "' & $Text2 & '"')
Else
    MsgBox(32, "Compare with Not <>", '"' & $Text1 & '" is not equal to "' & $Text2 & '"')
EndIf

[sksbir]

hello

i have had the same problem : take a look here

If Not $Text1 = $Text2

(not $text1) is first evaluated, and = is evaluated after.

Try

if not($text1 = $text2)

[PsaltyDS]

hello

i have had the same problem : take a look here

If Not $Text1 = $Text2

(not $text1) is first evaluated, and = is evaluated after.

Try

if not($text1 = $text2)

Ahh, I see, said the blind man...

Works the same way with numeric compares, I hadn't noticed that. Thanks!

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