function/LEFT$                                                 function/LEFT$
 
 NAME
     LEFT$ -- Strips string from the right
 
 ABBREVIATION
     le <shift> F

 SYNOPSIS
     LEFT$(<string>,<length>)

 FUNCTION
     This function returns a string containing the leftmost <length> 
     characters of string <string>.
 
 INPUTS
     <string> - source string
     <length> - number of characters to be included in result string
 
 RESULT
     String containing leftmost <length> characters of the string <string>.

 EXAMPLES
     None
 
 NOTES
     None
 
 BUGS
     None
 
 SEE ALSO
     MID$()
     RIGHT$()