If len(str)<=n/2 Then LeftTrue=str Else Dim TStr Dim l,t,c Dim i l=len(str) t=l TStr="" t=0 for i=1 to l c=asc(mid(str,i,1)) If c<0 then c=c+65536 If c>255 then t=t+2 Else t=t+1 End If If t>n Then exit for TStr=TStr&(mid(str,i,1)) next LeftTrue = TStr End If