MonthName
Returns a string indicating the specified month.
Synopsis
MonthName(month[,abbreviate])
Arguments
month | The numeric designation of the month. For example, January is 1, February is 2, and so on. |
abbreviate | Optional — Boolean value that indicates if the month name is to be abbreviated. If omitted, the default is False (0), which means that the month name is not abbreviated. |
Examples
The following example uses the MonthName and Month functions to return the month name for a date expression:
Dim MName Mydate = "1/12/1953" MName = MonthName(Month(Mydate)) Println MName
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The following example uses the MonthName and Date functions to return the abbreviated month name for the current date:
Dim MName CurrDate = Date MNum = Month(CurrDate) MName = MonthName(MNum,1) Println MName
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In the following example, a month number is out of the range of 1 through 12. MonthName returns a question mark:
Dim MyVar MyVar = MonthName(13) Println MyVar
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See Also
Month function
WeekdayName function