Left method
Prototype
Left Proto lpszString:LPSTR, lChars:LONG
Syntax
Invoke Left, lpszString, lChars
Function
Converts the specified string to the first (leftmost) lChars characters.
Parameters
lpszString
Pointer to the effective address of the null-terminated string to be converted.
lChars
A LONG value specifying the number of left characters to convert the string to.
Return value
Eax/Rax returns TRUE if successful, or FALSE if not.
REMARKS: The Left
method expects lpszString to be a Unicode string if the application is running as Unicode,
or an ANSI string if not (see the IsAppUnicode
method). You can call LeftA to convert ANSI strings in Unicode
applications, or LeftW to convert Unicode strings in ANSI
applications.