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LEFT

 

Syntax: @LEFT(S, N)

S = a string value
N = a numeric value

@LEFT returns the string composed of the leftmost characters of string S. If N is greater than or equal to the length of S, then the entire string S is returned.

Examples:

F1 = ``workstation''

@LEFT(F1, 1) = ``w''

@LEFT(F1, 4) = ``work''

@LEFT(F1, 20) = ``workstation''


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NExS User's Guide, Version 1.4.5
Grey Trout Software
11 April 1999