error message help

i have met a problem.a really simply program, which require user to enter 5 integers, and output the largest one and the smallest one by using IF statement,

I have created a statement like"

if(num1<num2><num3><num4><num5)

result=result +num1+"is the smallest number";

however when i compile it. it give me the error message shows below

operator >< cannot be applied to boolean,int

if(num1<num2><num3><num4><num5)

^

operator >< cannot be applied to boolean,int

if(num1<num2><num3><num4><num5)

^

I am only want to use the IF statement, nothing else. , so please help!

thx

Message was edited by:

ritchie_lin

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[828 byte] By [ritchie_lina] at [2007-11-27 10:27:09]