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# $EPIC: leftpc.txt,v 1.1.1.1 2006/07/11 04:57:43 jnelson Exp $

Synopsis:

$leftpc(<count> <text>)

Technical:

This function returns the leftmost <count> printable characters of <text>, taking into account ANSI color codes.

Returns:

<count> number of printable characters in <text>

Examples:

$leftpc(10 onetwothre$chr(27)[34mefour) returns onetwothree<blue attribute>