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I have a simple text label that uses a dynamic value that can vary greatly. I have a finite number of characters I'd like to display and if it exceeds n characters, I want to truncate it so there is no overflow to a 2nd line and I dont want a scrollbar either. How do I perform a simple text truncate?

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mdevaney 29,991 Moderator on at

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I think you could simply use the LEFT function.

Example:

Suppose we have a text string like this

"ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP"

If you want to truncate after 5 characters do this

Left("ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP",5)

The result is

"ABCDE"

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Thank you @mdevaney - I knew there would be a simpe fix!

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