Left
Purpose
Returns the specified numberOfCharacters in text, counting from the left.
Format
Left(text;numberOfCharacters)
Parameters
text - any
text expression or text
field numberOfCharacters - any numeric expression or field containing a number
Data type returned
text
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Examples
Left ( "Manufacturing" ; 4 ) returns Manu.
Left ( Name ; Position ( Name ; " " ; 1 ; 1 ) ) returns Sophie, when the Name field contains Sophie Tang.
Left ( PostalCode ; 3 ) & Upper ( Left ( LastName ; 4 ) ) returns 481JOHN when the PostalCode field contains 48187 and LastName contains Johnson.
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