I need a FUNCTION written for MySQL 5.0.x which will work per following specification: Specification: The function will accept a comma-separated list of values. The function will return a comma-separated list of values. Each item in the return list will consist of the first 3 characters of the original list. example: select f_feature_index('apple,orange,banana'); should return: 'app,ora,ban' Function template: DELIMITER $$ DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS `f_feature_index`$$ CREATE FUNCTION `f_feature_index`(list TEXT) RETURNS TEXT DETERMINISTIC BEGIN /* function code goes here */ END END$$ DELIMITER ; I would like this project completed very quickly (few minutes or hours). Please specify the completion time in your bid.
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## Platform
MySQL 5.0.x