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leftback

Syntax: %leftback(string,fromend)

return the leftmost part of string until fromend characters from the end

Examples:

#SHOW %left("abcdef",2)
displays: ab

#SHOW %right("abcdef",2)
displays: cdef

#SHOW %leftback("abcdef",2)
displays: abcd

#SHOW %rightback("abcdef",2)
displays: ef

memory aid:

%left(anystring,anynumber) plus %right(anystring,anynumber) is "anystring"

%leftback(anystring,anynumber) plus %rightback(anystring,anynumber) is "anystring"

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