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LEFT
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Written by Tom Williams
Updated over a year ago

Type: Function

Function: LEFT

Syntax: LEFT(string, [num_chars=1])

Description: Returns a substring from the beginning of a specified string.

Sample usage:

  • LEFT("abcd") returns a.

  • LEFT("abcd", 3) returns abc.

  • LEFT(title, 4) returns the first four characters of the title field.

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