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Extracts a specified number of characters from a string, starting with the first character on the left.

Syntax

Left(s, n)

Parameters

 

Parameter	Description
s	The string to extract from.
n	The number of characters to extract. If the number of characters to extract is greater than the length of the string, the function returns the whole string. If the number of characters to extract is 0 or less, the function returns the empty string.

Examples

The following expressions are examples of using the Left function:

 

Expression	Returns
Left(“ABCDEFGH”, 3)	ABC
Left(“Tony Blue”, 5)	“Tony ”
Left(Telephone[0], 3)	The first three characters of the first occurrence of Telephone.
Left(Rtrim(Last_Name), 3)	The first three characters of Last_Name. See also “Rtrim”.

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