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LEFT(string [,length])

LEFT	Left justifies a string.
string	A string constant, variable, or expression.
length	A numeric constant, variable, or expression for the length of the return string. If omitted, length defaults to the length of the string.

The LEFT procedure returns a left justified string. Leading spaces are removed from the string. Spaces are padded on the right to return a string of the “length” specied. To remove trailing spaces use CLIP(LEFT())

Return Data Type: STRING

Examples:

LEFT('  ABC') returns 'ABC  '
!******************
CompanyName = LEFT(CompanyName)   !Left justify the company name
!******************
IF FILEDIALOG('Pick file',FileName) THEN
  IF LEFT(FileName,2)='\\' THEN 
     STOP('\\UNC paths are not supported!')
  ELSIF UPPER(LEFT(FileName,11))='C:\WINDOWS\' THEN 
     STOP('Do not select Windows folder!')
  END
END
!******************
MESSAGE('Sub Total $' & CLIP(LEFT(FORMAT(Inv:PmtTotal,@n-15.2))) & ' plus...')
!******************
IF LEFT(CardNo,1) = '4' THEN
  CardType = 'VISA'
ELSIF LEFT(CardNo,2) >= '50' AND LEFT(CardNo,2) <= '55'
  CardType = 'MC'
ELSIF LEFT(CardNo,4) = '6011'
  CardType = 'DISC'
ELSIF LEFT(CardNo,2) = '34' OR LEFT(CardNo,2) = '37'
  CardType = 'AMEX'
ELSE
  Message('Unknown card type ' & LEFT(CardNo,4))
  RETURN
END

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