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FILEMAKER FUNCTIONS REFERENCE 32
Parameters
date - any calendar date
Data type returned
number
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description
Use Day, for example, to identify the day of the month on which payments are due.
Important To avoid errors when using dates, always use four-digit years.
Examples
Day(“5/15/2010”) returns 15. This example assumes that the system date format is MM/DD/
YYYY.
Day(DateSold) returns the day of the month stored in DateSold.
If(Day(Get(CurrentDate))= 15 and Month(Get(CurrentDate))=3;“Beware the
Ides of March”;””)
displays the text Beware the Ides of March only when the day of the
month returned by
Get(CurrentDate) is 15 and the month returned by Get(CurrentDate) is
3; otherwise it displays nothing.
Related topics
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Functions reference (alphabetical list)
DayName
Purpose
Returns a text string that is the full name of the weekday for date.
Format
DayName(date)
Parameters
date - any calendar date
Data type returned
text
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier