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CMONTH()
Convert a date to a character month name
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Syntax
CMONTH(<dDate>) --> cMonth
Arguments
<dDate> is the date value to convert.
Returns
CMONTH() returns the name of the month as a character string from a date
value with the first letter uppercase and the rest of the string
lowercase. For a null date value, CMONTH() returns a null string ("").
Description
CMONTH() is a date conversion function useful for creating formatted
date strings that can be used in reports, labels, or screens.
Examples
. These examples illustrate CMONTH():
? CMONTH(DATE()) // Result: September
? CMONTH(DATE() + 45) // Result: October
? CMONTH(CTOD("12/01/94")) // Result: December
? SUBSTR(CMONTH(DATE()), 1, 3) +;
STR(DAY(DATE())) // Result: Sep 1
Files Library is CLIPPER.LIB.
See Also:
CDOW()
DATE()
DAY()
MONTH()
YEAR()
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