dtm()

Function group Execute on client Platform(s)
Date and Time YES All

Syntax

dtm(datestring[,jsnumber=kfalse])

Description

Returns the month part of a datestring. For JavaScript client-executed code, jsnumber kTrue returns a number rather than a string; in all other cases returns a string unless it is part of a calculation.

Example

Calculate lDate as  dtm(dat('May 8 2003'))
# returns 'May'

Calculate lDate as dtm(dat('May 8 03'))+20
# returns 25

Calculate lDate as dtm(dat(dat('May 8 03')+30))
# returns 'June'