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Left Function
Returns aString containing a specified number of characters from the left side of a string.
Left(string, length)
Arguments
string
Required. String expression from which the leftmost characters are returned.
length
Required; Long. Numeric expression indicating how many characters to return. If 0, a zero-length string ("") is returned. If greater than or equal to the number of characters in string, the entire string is returned.
Remarks
To determine the number of characters in string, use the Len function.