Left(string, length): Returns a specified number of characters from the
left side of a string
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function Left(str, n)
/***
IN: str - the string we are LEFTing
n - the number of characters we want to return
RETVAL: n characters from the left side of the string
***/
{
if (n <= 0) // Invalid bound, return blank string
return "";
else if (n > String(str).length) // Invalid bound, return
return str; // entire string
else // Valid bound, return appropriate substring
return String(str).substring(0,n);
}