Better function...

Function TruncateString(sText, sFind, Optional lStart& = 1)
TruncateString = Mid(sText, lStart, InStr(sText, sFind) - lStart)
End Function

...where you can specify the start point as well as the end point...

s = TruncateString(s, "and", InStr(s, "eat"))

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Garry

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