DOW( ) Function
Returns a numeric day-of-the-week value from a Date or DateTime expression.
DOW(dExpression | tExpression [, nFirstDayOfWeek])
Return Values
Numeric
Parameters
- dExpression
Specifies the Date expression from which DOW( ) returns the day number. - tExpression
Specifies the DateTime expression from which DOW( ) returns the day number. - nFirstDayOfWeek
Specifies the first day of the week. nFirstDayOfWeek may be one of the following values.nFirstDayOfWeek Description 0 DOW( ) uses whatever day is currently selected in the Week Starts On list box, which appears on the Regional Tab in the Options dialog box. 1 Sunday. This is the default when nFirstDayOfWeek is omitted, and is the first day of the week used in earlier FoxPro versions. 2 Monday 3 Tuesday 4 Wednesday 5 Thursday 6 Friday 7 Saturday
Example
STORE DATE( ) TO gdDayNum
CLEAR
? DOW(gdDayNum)
? CDOW(gdDayNum)
See Also
CDOW( ) | DAY( ) | SET FDOW | SET FWEEK | SYS( ) Functions Overview | WEEK( )