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BWtW3‖Left Function

DVEfF‖Returns the number of leftmost characters that you specify of a string expression.

FVEx2‖Syntax:


HgCS7‖Left (string As String, length As Long) As String

bBBqF‖Return type:

to74m‖String

WADQ4‖Parameters:

FopNk‖ string: Any string expression that you want to return the leftmost characters from.

LwTgj‖ length: Numeric expression that specifies the number of characters that you want to return. If length = 0, a zero-length string is returned. The maximum allowed value is 2,147,483,648.

FPXvk‖The following example converts a date in YYYY.MM.DD format to MM/DD/YYYY format.

SEjHR‖Error codes:

5 Invalid procedure call

EFSA4‖Example:


Sub ExampleUSDate
Dim sInput As String
Dim sUS_date As String
n5U6w‖    sInput = InputBox("Please input a date in the international format 'YYYY-MM-DD'")
    sUS_date = Mid(sInput, 6, 2)
    sUS_date = sUS_date & "/"
    sUS_date = sUS_date & Right(sInput, 2)
    sUS_date = sUS_date & "/"
    sUS_date = sUS_date & Left(sInput, 4)
    MsgBox sUS_date
End Sub