MDY( ) Function
Returns the specified date or datetime expression in month-day-year format with the name of the month spelled out.
MDY(dExpression | tExpression)
Return Values
Character
Parameters
- dExpression
Specifies the date expression to return in month-day-year format. - tExpression
Specifies the datetime expression to return in month-day-year format.
Remarks
If SET CENTURY is OFF, the character expression is returned in a month dd, yy format. If SET CENTURY is ON, the format is month dd, yyyy.
Example
The following example creates a user-defined function that returns a date with the corresponding weekday.
SET CENTURY OFF
CLEAR
? Longdate({^1998-02-16}) && Displays Monday, February 16, 98
SET CENTURY ON
? Longdate({^1998-02-16}) && Displays Monday, February 16, 1998
*** LongDate ***
FUNCTION longdate
PARAMETERS gdDate
RETURN CDOW(gdDate) + ', ' + MDY(gdDate)