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VBScript Left Function

Returns a specified number of characters from the left side of a string.

Syntax: VBScript Left Function

Left(string, length)

Arguments: VBScript Left Function

string

A string expression from which the leftmost characters are returned. If string contains Null, Null is returned.

length

A numeric expression indicating how many characters to return. If 0, a zero-length string ("") is returned. If greater than or equal to the number of characters in string, the entire string is returned.

Remarks: VBScript Left Function

To determine the number of characters in string, use the Len function.

The following example uses the Left function to return the first three characters of MyString:

Dim MyString, LeftString

MyString = "VBSCript"

LeftString = Left(MyString, 3) ' LeftString contains "VBS".

Note

The LeftB function is used with byte data contained in a string. Instead of specifying the number of characters to return, length specifies the number of bytes.

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