title: Entity framework strings using greater than operator
body: <p>How do I make this query work like it does in sql?  In sql I can use <code>&lt;</code> and <code>&gt;</code> operators on strings.</p>
  
  <p>I've been googling this for about 20 minutes and have found no solution yet.</p>
  
  <p>I cannot convert r.ExemptionCode to an integer as it may have values like '91A,9AA,ZZZ,Z01'</p>
  
  <pre><code>from r in results
  where (r.ExemptionCode &gt; "900"  || r.ExemptionCode == "701" || r.ExemptionCode == "702" || r.ExemptionCode == "721" || r.ExemptionCode == "724")
  select r
  </code></pre>