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====== WORDS_FROM_LEFT ====== 
===== Description ======  
Returns the text being the specified number of the leftmost words in the provided text. 
<callout type="primary" title="note" icon="true">Cloudscape/Derby database only.</callout> 
===== Parameters ======  
Attribute of the Plain Text type or string constant or calculation producing text and an integer constant indicating the number of words to retrieve
===== Example ======  
<code aim>IF WORDS_FROM_LEFT (Account.Name, 1) = 'John' THEN ... </code>