Left Function (Access custom web app)

Office 2013 and later

Returns the left part of a character string with the specified number of characters.

Last modified: March 09, 2015

Applies to: Access 2013 | Access 2016

Important note Important

Microsoft no longer recommends creating and using Access web apps in SharePoint. As an alternative, consider using Microsoft PowerApps to build no-code business solutions for the web and mobile devices.

Left(TextExpression, Length)

The Left function contains the following arguments.

Argument name

Description

TextExpression

A text expression.

Length

Is a positive integer that specifies how many characters of the TextExpression are returned.
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