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LEFT$                    Substring at Left

 s$ = LEFT$(stringexpr,n)

    Returns the leftmost n characters of a string.

  stringexpr    A string expression.

           n    A numeric expression in the range 0 to 32767.

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      Notes:    If n is larger than LEN(stringepxr), LEFT$ returns the
                entire string.

                If n is 0, LEFT$ returns a null string.

See Also: MID$ (Function) RIGHT$
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