http://livedocs.adobe.com/ Macromedia LiveDocs - online documentation with user feedback. Copyright 2009, Macromedia, Inc. 2009-11-26T11:01:51 en-us http://livedocs.adobe.com/coldfusion/6/CFML_Reference/functions-pt22.htm#29412 it would make sense to have a function that returns the character in the string at position x like in SQL <br />string = foo<br /><br />LEFT(string,1) is f John2 0 0 2005-03-10T07:25:51 http://livedocs.adobe.com/coldfusion/6/CFML_Reference/functions-pt22.htm#24491 Form.Mytext is a hypothetical value coming in from a form. As a writer, it's hard to please everyone with these examples. We can hard-wire a string value, but it's not real-world usage; alternatively, we can show variables coming from a form, but it's sometimes obscure. jrunrandy 1 1 2004-11-27T13:09:02 http://livedocs.adobe.com/coldfusion/6/CFML_Reference/functions-pt22.htm#24376 What's up with this Form.Mytext example. Actual value would make more sense? 0 0 2004-11-23T15:24:47 http://livedocs.adobe.com/coldfusion/6/CFML_Reference/functions-pt22.htm#715 The "Return value" section is also incorrect. The return value is a string, not a number. jfinlayson 0 0 2002-09-23T16:31:00 http://livedocs.adobe.com/coldfusion/6/CFML_Reference/functions-pt22.htm#667 The long-winded description isn't right. The left() string function simply <br>"Gets a specified number of characters from a string, starting at the left."<br><br>Just like the right() string function. spage-mm 0 0 2002-09-01T06:58:00