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  1. Jul 25th, 2011, 09:11 AM #1
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    Resolved [RESOLVED] [Excel VBA] Right$ and Left$

    I know what Right and Left do. What is the difference if they have a dollar sign at the end?

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  2. Jul 25th, 2011, 09:19 AM #2
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    Re: [Excel VBA] Right$ and Left$

    They do the same thing, but the $ versions use (and return) the String data type rather than the Variant data type.

    As such the $ versions tend to be faster, which can be significant if you are using them a lot inside a loop.
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