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Left

Left Function

Returns the specified number of character or characters from the beginning of a specified text string, based on the number of characters specified in the scalar input.

Syntax

Left (scalar String Value, scalar Length)

Arguments

ArgumentDescription
scalar StringValueText string to be evaluated
scalar LengthNumber of characters (counting from the left side of the string) to be returned

Examples:

Left('Newspaper',4)

Returns leftmost 4 characters of the string 'Newspaper'.