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    General

    The Left function can be used to extract left characters from a String.

    Syntax

    The syntax of the Left function is:

    Left Function Syntax

    Left(<value>, <length>)

    Examples

    The following Expression returns a String that contains the 4 left characters of the value of variable vTest of a Datasource named Consumer Sales:

    Left Function Example

    Left([Datasource].[Consumer Sales].[Variable].[vTest], 4)

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