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if else endif using csh

I am trying to use csh to do an if statement as below

Code:
  if ( $tmaxf2 > $tmaxf1 ) then
    set tmax = $tmaxf2
  else
    set tmax = $tmaxf1
  endif

Does not work and I'm getting

Code:
if: Badly formed number.

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