Left Function |
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Syntax
Left(string, length)
The Left function syntax has these arguments:
Part | Description |
string | String expression from which the leftmost characters are returned. If string contains Null, Null is returned. |
length | 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.
The following example uses the Left function to return the first three characters of MyString:
Dim MyString, LeftString
MyString = "VBSCript"
LeftString = Left(MyString, 3) ' LeftString contains "VBS".
Note: The LeftB function is used with byte data contained in a string. Instead of specifying the number of characters to return, length specifies the number of bytes.
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