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MONTH(date)
| MONTH | Returns month in year. |
| date | A numeric constant, variable, expression, or the label of a STRING, CSTRING, or PSTRING variable declared with a date picture token. The date must be a standard date. A variable declared with a date picture token is automatically converted to a standard date intermediate value. |
The MONTH procedure returns the month of the year (1 to 12) for a given standard date.
| Return Data Type: | LONG |
Example:
PayMonth = MONTH(DueDate) !Get the month from the date
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