Added in 1.8.10

$left

Returns duration left of the currently playing song in XX:XX format.

Only works if Media Player is set to iTunes/MediaMonkey/Winamp and proper plugins are installed.

Added in 1.9.0

$left(text,N)

Returns the N left characters of text.

See also $right, $mid.

Parameters

Parameter Description
text Text to substring.
N The Nth characters to substring by.

Example

; Get the left 5 characters from 'Hello World'.
//echo -ag $left(Hello World,5)