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      LEFT Operation

      How to use the LEFT operation with Computed Attributes

      Definition


      The LEFT operation allows you to extract a substring from a string, starting from the left most character.

      Example

      $LABEL = Pineapple

      LEFT($LABEL,4)

      Result:
      Pine

      Syntax Guide


      LEFT(text_attribute,num_chars)

      text_attribute - The text attribute from which to extract characters

      num_chars [optional] - The number of characters to extract starting from the LEFT side of the text. Default = 1 if left blank.