put editString("LEFT", field A,cd fld num) into field B
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LEFT will return a substring portion of left side of an input string. The function acts just like the BASIC language LEFT$ function. This function is limited to strings only and will ignore any characters past position 255.
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LEFT
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editString("LEFT", source, numChars)
• source is the intput variable or field containing the text
• numChars is the length of the desired substring
put editString("LEFT", field A, 3) into field B If field A is "abcdefg" the function will return "abc"