You can do it this way:
MyVar =3D "Toronto".slice(0,3)

Or (preferred) declare a reference to the string object:
var MyVar =3D new String("Toronto").slice(0,3)

Lookup the slice method of the String Object to find out all the 
details.
Just goto http://google and type in "string object slice". There's a 
wealth
of information out there!

-----Original Message-----
From: PERRETTA Franco [mailto:Franco.PERRETTA@c...]
Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 8:36 AM
To: javascript
Subject: [javascript] Left funtion


Dears,
            In VB Script  the LEFT funcion works in this way:
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MyVar=3DLeft(=93Toronto=94,3)
MyVar  will be     =94Tor=94
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What is the same syntax in Java Script?

  Thank you very much

             Franco