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LEFT$( )
Description
This function returns the specified number of characters down from the initial
character of a string.
Syntax
LEFT$ (X$, n)
Parameter Description
X$ The string to be processed
n The number of characters to be returned
Example
DOWNLOAD "STR1.BAS"
SIZE 4.00,4.00
GAP 0.12,0.00
SPEED 2.0
DENSITY 8
SET CUTTER OFF
DIRECTION 0
REFERENCE 0,0
SET DEBUG LABEL
CLS
A$="BARCODE PRINTER DEMO PRINTING"
C$=LEFT$(A$,10)
TEXT 10,10,"3",0,1,1,A$
TEXT 10,100,"3",0,1,1,"10 LEFT CHARS "+C$
PRINT 1
EOP
See Also
DOWNLOAD, EOP, END, RIGHT$(), MID$(), LEN(), STR$()