LEFT()

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Purpose

Function to extract substring from left


Syntax

LEFT(<expC> | <memofield>, <expN>)


See Also

AT(), ATNEXT(), INLIST(), OCCURS(), RAT(), RIGHT(), STR(), STREXTRACT(), STRTRAN(), STUFF(), SUBSTR()


Description

The LEFT() function extracts a substring from the left of the character expression <expC> or memo <memofield> of width <expN> characters wide. The LEFT() function can be used on character fields in index expressions to extract part of the field in the index key.


Example

? left("Christopher",5)
Chris


Products

Recital Database Server, Recital Mirage Server, Recital Terminal Developer