LEFT - Extract the first number of characters from a string (Reports & Settings Report Generator function)
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Syntax
$LEFT{string, len}
Description
Return the string from the start of another string.
Parameters
- string
- A text parameter that can not be omitted.
- The source string.
- len
- A numeric parameter that can not be omitted.
- The maximum number of characters.
Returns
A text value. Return the leftmost len characters, if len is greater than the string length then all the string will be returned.