MONTHNAME

• Source: https://www.freebasic.net/wiki/wikka.php?wakka=KeyPgMonthname
• Last revised: 2016-03-13

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Gets the name of a month from its integral representation

Syntax

` declare function MonthName ( byval month as long, byval abbreviate as long = 0 ) as string

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Usage

#include "vbcompat.bi"
result = MonthName( month_number [, abreviate ] )

Parameters

month

the number of the month of the year - 1:January through 12:December

abbreviate

flag to indicate that name should be abbreviated

Return Value

Returns the local operating system language month name from month value 1 to 12.

Description

If abbreviate is true, the month name abbreviation is returned. If omitted or false, the whole name is returned.

The compiler will not recognize this function unless vbcompat.bi or datetime.bi is included.

Examples

start GeSHi

#include "vbcompat.bi"

Dim ds As Double = DateSerial(2005, 11, 28) + TimeSerial(7, 30, 50)

Print Format(ds, "yyyy/mm/dd hh:mm:ss "); MonthName(Month(ds))

end GeSHi

Differences from QB

• Did not exist in QB. This function appeared in Visual Basic.

See also

• Date Serials

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