NAME
  LEFT$, RIGHT$ Functions

SYNOPSIS
  LEFT$(stringexpression$,n%)
  RIGHT$(stringexpression$,n%)
      o stringexpression$    Any string expression.
      o n%                   The number of characters to return, beginning
                             with the leftmost or rightmost string character.

DESCRIPTION
  Return a specified number of leftmost or rightmost characters in a string.

  Example:
      a$ = "Microsoft QBasic"
      PRINT LEFT$(a$, 5)     'Output is:  Micro
      PRINT RIGHT$(a$, 5)    'Output is:  Basic

SEE ALSO
  MID$ MID$