title: Left of a character in a string in vb.net
body: <p>say if I have a string <strong>010451-09F2</strong></p>
  
  <p>How to I get left of - from the above string in vb.net</p>
  
  <p>I want <strong>010451</strong></p>
  
  <p>The left function doesn't allow me to specify seperator character.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks</p>