Left$ Function

Syntax:
Left[$](S$, Len)
Group: String
Description:
Return a string from S$ with only the Len chars.

Note: A similar function, LeftB, returns the first Len bytes.
Parameter Description

S$ Return the left portion of this string value. If this value is Null then Null is returned.
Len Return this many chars. If S$ is shorter than that then just return S$.
See Also: InStr( ), InStrRev( ), Len( ), Mid$( ), Replace$( ), Right$( ).
Example:

Sub Main
Debug
.Print Left$("Hello",2) '"He"
End
Sub