_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* table(ktable). |*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)