我们如何从存储在 MySQL 表列中的数据中获取一些起始字符数？

mysql> Select * from examination_btech;
+-----------+----------+--------+
| RollNo    | Name     | Course |
+-----------+----------+--------+
| 201712001 | Rahul    | B.tech |
| 201712002 | Raman    | B.tech |
| 201712003 | Sahil    | B.tech |
| 201712004 | Shalini  | B.tech |
| 201712005 | Pankaj   | B.tech |
| 201712006 | Mohan    | B.tech |
| 201712007 | Yash     | B.tech |
| 201712008 | digvijay | B.tech |
| 201712009 | Gurdas   | B.tech |
| 201712010 | Preeti   | B.tech |
+-----------+----------+--------+
10 rows in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> Select LEFT(RollNo, 6) FROM examination_btech;
+-----------------+
| LEFT(RollNo, 6) |
+-----------------+
| 201712          |
| 201712          |
| 201712          |
| 201712          |
| 201712          |
| 201712          |
| 201712          |
| 201712          |
| 201712          |
| 201712          |
+-----------------+
10 rows in set (0.00 sec)