Left

Description:
Return characters from the Left side of a string for a specified number of characters.

Format:
Left (string Source, integer Length)

Parameters:

Stringr

Source

Source string from which to copy characters.

Integer

Length

Number of characters to copy from Source.

Return Value:

String

Result

String consisting of copied characters.

Usage:
Use this function to get characters from the Left end of a string.

Example 1:
Assign strResult the first 5 characters from the current document's title.

String strResult

strResult = Left(GetDocumentTitle(), 5)

Example 2:
Find the first phrase in a comma delimited list.

String strPhrase
String strResult

strPhrase = 'Super Widgets, Long Widgets, Soft Widgets'
strResult = Left(strPhrase, Pos(strPhrase, ',') - 1)
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