DAY( ) Function

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Returns the numeric day of the month for a given Date or DateTime expression.

DAY(dExpression | tExpression)

Return Values

Numeric

Parameters

  • dExpression
    Specifies a date from which DAY( ) returns a day of the month. dExpression can be a date literal, a Date-type variable, an array element, or a date field.
  • tExpression
    Specifies a date or time from which DAY( ) returns a day of the month. dExpression can be a DateTime literal, a DateTime-type variable, an array element, or a DateTime field.

Remarks

DAY( ) returns a number from 1 through 31.

Example

STORE {^1998-03-05} TO gdBDate

CLEAR
? CDOW(gdBDate)  && Displays Thursday
? DAY(gdBDate) && Displays 5
? 'That date is ', CMONTH(gdBDate), STR(DAY(gdBDate),2)

See Also

CDOW( ) | DOW( ) | SET FDOW | SET FWEEK | SYS( ) Functions Overview