LEFT$

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LEFT$

 

Description

 

FAST version of LEFT$ function working on scalar string variable only!

Return the left-most n characters of a string.

 

Syntax

 

s = LEFTF$(StringVariable, nChars)

 

Returns

 

String

 

Parameters

 

Name

Type

Optional

Meaning

StringVariable

Variable

No

IMPORTANT: a scalar string variable.

 

This parameter can only be:

a single global or local string variable

a string element of a user defined type (UDT)

 

nChars

Numeric

No

Number of chars to return

 

Remarks

 

Restrictions

 

See also

 

String Handling, RIGHT$, MID$,

 

Examples