;TYPE
;$STRING80 = STRING 80;
;$STRING0 = STRING 0;
;$STRING255 = STRING 255;
;BYTE = 0..255;
;VAR
;DATA:$STRING255;
;NUMBER:INTEGER;
;
;function length(x:$string255):INTEGER;external;
	EXTD	L168,LENGTH  
;PROCEDURE setlength(var x:$string0; y : INTEGER); external;
	EXTD	L169,SETLENGT
;
;{function to return the "y" left most characters of a string "x"
;where y is an integer value up to 255, and x is a string of maximum
;length 255 characters.  Corresponds to BASIC command LEFT$(A$,x)..
;requires pascal/z's external functions setlength and length.. }
;
;FUNCTION LEFT(X:$STRING255; Y:BYTE):$STRING255;
;
;{returns the first or left-most y characters in a string x}
;
;LABEL 1;
;VAR
;LEN,I:INTEGER;
;L:$STRING255;
;
;BEGIN
L170
	NAME LEFT
	ENTRY LEFT
LEFT:
	ENTR	D,2,260
;SETLENGTH(L,0);
	STMT	D,1
	PUSH	IX
	POP	H
	LXI	B,-4
	DADD	B
	PUSH	H
	MOV	H,A
	MOV	L,A
	PUSH	H
	CALL	L169
;LEN:=LENGTH(X);
	STMT	D,2
	PUSH	IX
	POP	H
	LXI	B,264
	DADD	B
	SPSH	S,255
	CALL	L168
	STMT	M,2
	MOV	-2(IX),D
	MOV	-3(IX),E
;
;IF (LEN = 0) OR (Y < 1) THEN GOTO 1;
	STMT	D,3
	MOV	L,-3(IX)
	MOV	H,-2(IX)
	MOV	D,A
	MOV	E,A
	DSB1	D,0
	JZ	L198
	MOV	H,A
	MOV	L,8(IX)
	MOV	A,L
	CMPI	D,1
	MOV	A,H
	JNC	L197
L196
L198	EQU	L196
	STMT	D,4
	CTRL	M,4
	JMP	L171
L197
;IF Y >= LEN THEN 
	STMT	D,5
	MOV	H,A
	MOV	L,8(IX)
	MOV	E,-3(IX)
	MOV	D,-2(IX)
	GE	D,0
;	BEGIN
	JNC	L218
	STMT	D,6
;	L:=X;
	STMT	D,7
	PUSH	IX
	POP	H
	LXI	B,264
	DADD	B
	RCHK	S,255
	XCHG
	PUSH	IX
	POP	H
	LXI	B,-4
	DADD	B
	XCHG
	LXI	B,256
	LDDR
;	GOTO 1;
	STMT	D,8
	CTRL	M,8
	JMP	L171
;	END;
	STMT	D,9
L218
;
;{IF Y = 1 THEN 
;	BEGIN
;	L:=X[1];
;	GOTO 1;
;	END;}
;
;FOR I:= 1 TO Y DO APPEND(L,X[I]);
	STMT	D,10
	MOV	0(IX),A
	MVI	-1(IX),1
	PUSH	IX
	MOV	H,A
	MOV	L,8(IX)
	XTHL
L245
	MOV	D,M
	DCX	H
	MOV	E,M
	XTHL
	PUSH	H
	GE	D,0
	JNC	L246
	STMT	D,11
	PUSH	IX
	POP	H
	LXI	B,-4
	DADD	B
	PUSH	H
	LXI	H,255
	PUSH	H
	MOV	L,-1(IX)
	MOV	H,0(IX)
	RCHK	H,1,255
	XCHG
	LXI	H,264
	ADDR	IX
	MOV	D,A
	MOV	E,M
	INR	D
	PUSH	D
	LXI	H,2
	PUSH	H
	CALL	L137
	CTRL	M,11
	POP	H
	XTHL
	INR	M
	INX	H
	JRNZ	L271
	INR	M
	JV	L272
L271
	JMP	L245
L246
	POP	D
L272
	POP	D
;
;1:
	STMT	D,12
L171
;LEFT:=L;
	STMT	D,13
	PUSH	IX
	POP	H
	LXI	B,-4
	DADD	B
	RCHK	S,255
	XCHG
	PUSH	IX
	POP	H
	LXI	B,520
	DADD	B
	XCHG
	LXI	B,256
	LDDR
;END;
	STMT	D,14
	EXIT	D,257

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