Radio Shack TRS-80 Model III - Page 177

BASIC
LEFT$ (string,
n)
Returns the first n characters
of string. The arguments must be enclosed
in
parentheses, string may
be a string constant or expression, and
n
may
be a numeric
expression.
Example Program:
670 A*
=
"TIMOTHY"
680 B*
=
LEFT*
<A*s 3)
690
PRINT B*S
"
-THAT'S
SHORT
FOR A*
LEN
(string)
Returns the
character length
of the specified string. The string
variable,
expression,
or constant
must be enclosed
in parentheses
.
730 A*
=
"
"
740 B*
=
"TOM"
750 PRINT
A*»
B*»
760 PRINT LEN (A*),
B$
+
B$
LEN ( B*
)
»
LEIM<B*+B*>
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