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Default LEFT function-all to left of a comma?

How do I get all the characters in a text string that are to the left of a
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Default LEFT function-all to left of a comma?

=LEFT(A1,FIND(",",A1)-1)

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How do I get all the characters in a text string that are to the left of a
comma?

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