before$
Syntax
result = BEFORE$(begin, text, search_key)
Arguments
text, search_key, result: text
begin: integer
Meaning
Search in string text from position begin for character or substring search_key and put all characters to the left of that character or substring in result.
If search_key is not found in text, the entire text is placed in result.
Example
string = before$(3, ’z,zzzz,yyyyy’ , ’,’)
Result
string is ‘z,zzzz’.
See also