Futurebasic/Language/Reference/leftstring

LEFT$ and LEFT$$ Syntax subString$ = LEFT$(string$, numChars) subContainer$$ = LEFT$$(container$$, numChars) Revised May 30, 2000 (Release 3) Description This function returns a substring or subcontainer consisting of the leftmost numChars characters of string$ or container$$. If numChars is greater than the length of string$ or container$$, then LEFT$ returns the entire string or container. If numChars is zero, then LEFT$ returns an empty (zero-length) string. Note: You may not use complex expressions that include containers on the right side of the equal sign. Instead of using: c$$ = c$$ + LEFT$$(a$$,10) Use: c$$ += LEFT$$(a$$,10) See Also MID$ function; RIGHT$