Name
MonthName Function
Syntax
MonthNamemonthnumber
[,abbreviate
]
monthnumber
Use: Required
Data Type: Long
The ordinal number of the month, from 1 to 12.
abbreviate
Use: Optional
Data Type: Boolean
A flag to indicate whether an abbreviated month name should be returned.
Return Value
A String.
Description
Returns the month name of a given month. For example, 1
returns January, or if abbreviate
is
True
, Jan.
Rules at a Glance
The default value for abbreviate
is
False
.
Programming Tips and Gotchas
monthnumber
must be an integer or a
long; it can’t be a date. Use DatePart("m",
dateval
)
to obtain a month number from a
date.
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