Programming Microsoft Dynamics NAV - Fifth Edition

NextDate function

The description of the NextDate function is:

• Calling Parameters (NextStep (integer), Calendar (Date table), PeriodType (Option, integer))
• Returns Integer

The calling syntax for the NextDate function is:

IntegerVariable := NextDate(NextStep,CalendarRec,PeriodType)

NextDate will find the next date record in the Calendar table that satisfies the calling parameters. The Calendar and PeriodType calling parameters for NextDate have the same definition as they do for the FindDate function. However, for this function to be really useful, the Calendar must be initialized before calling NextDate. Otherwise, the function will calculate the appropriate next date from day 0. The NextStep parameter allows us to define the number of ...