$monthname
$monthname
Determines the month name associated with a specified date value.
Syntax
$monthname(date)
Parameters
| date | a data, or an expression that evaluates to a date, in the form YYYYMMDD |
Return Value
Character string.
Comments
This function extracts month information from standard date values. Date is often the system variable $Date.
The values returned by the $monthname function can be changed with the Language Customizer utility, ZIMLANG.
Example
$monthname(19981225)
Evaluates to “December”.
$monthname($date+7)
Evaluates to “January” when $Date is 19981225.
See Also