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Left()
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3 March 2002	Left()
Author	Jan Kvalbein
Action	Returns a String containing a specified number of characters from the left side of a string.
Syntax	Left ($strText, $intPos)
Parameters	$strText (Required / String) String expression from which the leftmost characters are returned $intPos (Required / Numeric) Numeric expression indicating how many characters to return
Remarks	Extended use of SUBSTR
Returns	String containing a specified number of characters from the left side of a string
Dependencies	None.
Examples	$FirstName = Left("Bill Gates",4)
Source	FUNCTION Left ($strtext, $intpos) IF (Len($strtext) >= $intpos) $left = Substr($strtext, 1, $intpos) ELSE $left = "LEFT() ERROR: String is to short" ENDIF ENDFUNCTION ; - Left -

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