IF statement not working

Question

Hi all,
The following statement errors out at the equal sign

if Left([project_code],1) = 4 then
"Firm Administration"
else
"Client Charge"
endif

both the projct_code field and the field I am saving to are V_String

binu_acs · Accepted Answer

@ppatane the 4 should be put in quotes

if Left([project_code],1) = ‘4’ then
"Firm Administration"
else
"Client Charge"
endif