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====== CHARS_FROM_LEFT ====== 
===== Description =====  
Returns the text being the specified number of the leftmost characters in the provided text
===== Parameters =====  
Attribute of the Plain Text type or string constant or calculation producing text and an integer constant indicating the number of characters to retrieve
===== Example =====  
<code aim>IF CHARS_FROM_LEFT (Account.Name, 2) = 'Jo' THEN ... </code>