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title: "Stuff 2068"
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published_at: "2024-02-04T12:33:06+00:00"
modified_at: "2026-08-02T10:07:00+00:00"
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excerpt: "Custom functions for converting Microsoft BASIC LEFT$, RIGHT$, and MID$ to Sinclair BASIC. LEFT$(A$,x) => DEF FN L$(A$,x)=A$(TO x) RIGHT$(A$,x) => DEF FN R$(A$,x)=A$(x+1 TO) MID$(A$,x,t) => DEF FN M$(A$,x,y)=A$(x to (x+y)-1)"
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    title: "SIN n2 Sept 1985"
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---

# Stuff 2068

Custom functions for converting Microsoft BASIC LEFT$, RIGHT$, and MID$ to Sinclair BASIC.

```
LEFT$(A$,x) => DEF FN L$(A$,x)=A$(TO x)
RIGHT$(A$,x) => DEF FN R$(A$,x)=A$(x+1 TO)
MID$(A$,x,t) => DEF FN M$(A$,x,y)=A$(x to (x+y)-1)
```