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Extracts a given number of characters from the start of a text string. 【string】is the text string from which characters are extracted. 【howMany】is the number of characters to extract, represented as a number. For example, "4" means extracting 4 characters from left to right.
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Extracts a given number of characters from the start of a text string. 【string】is the text string from which characters are extracted. 【howMany】is the number of characters to extract, represented as a number. For example, "4" means extracting 4 characters from left to right.
Usage
LEFT(text, [num_chars])Example
LEFT({date of birth}, 4)
=> 1994