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CTODOW()
Converts the name of the day of the week into a corresponding number
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Syntax
CTODOW(<cDayofWeek>) --> nDayofWeek
Argument
<cDayofWeek> Designates a character string that contains the name
of a day of the week.
Returns
CTODOW() returns the number of the day for the day name.
Description
Use CTODOW() to change the name of a day of the week to a number.
Sunday corresponds to 1, Monday 2, etc.. If the function returns a 0
value, an invalid parameter has been passed. You can shorten the day
names, but these abbreviations must be explicit to return an accurate
value.
Notes
. Uppercase and lowercase letters do not affect the name of the
day of the week.
. The function's operation depends on the country-specific
adaptation of your CA-Clipper compiler. With an English version of
CA-Clipper, only English day names are recognized.
Examples
. What number of the day of the week is Sunday?
? CTODOW("Sunday") // Result: 1
. Show several ways to get the day of the week for Wednesday:
? CTODOW("WEDNESDAY") // Result: 4
? CTODOW("Wednesday") // Result: 4
? CTODOW("Wed") // Result: 4
. What number of the day of the week is Monday?
CTODOW("M") // Result: 2
See Also:
NTOCDOW()
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