MonthName()

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MonthName()

Category: Date

Syntax: MonthName ( Date )

Parameters: Date ”Any valid date (1/1/0001 “12/31/4000). The parameter should be a string containing a date (for example, "3/17/2004" ), an expression with a date result (for example, Date (6, 29, 1969) ), or an integer that represents a serialized date value (for example, 718977 ).

Description: Returns the month name of the specified date.

Examples:

 

 MonthName ("1/1/2000") 

Returns January .

 

 MonthName ("5/20/2003") 

Returns May .

 

 MonthName (Get (CurrentDate) ) 

Might return March .

Comments:

The MonthName() is frequently used for display purposes in subsummary reports . Although you display the name of the month, be sure that you summarize based on the month number (obtained with the Month() function). If you don't, your report will be summarized alphabetically by month rather than chronologically by month.

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QUE CORPORATION - Using Filemaker pro X
QUE CORPORATION - Using Filemaker pro X
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