Left$ (string$, length)

Parameters

string$ = any valid string variable
length = a valid integer value up to the length of the string.

Description

Use this command to get a certain number of the leftmost letters of a string. You will use this to truncate strings to make them fit somewhere, or to control the number of characters input.

Example

name$="Shane Monroe"
Print "The left 3 letters of your name are: " + Left$(name$,3)

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