WEEKDAY_NR

Script Functions: Returns the day of a week of a given date as a number

Syntax

WEEKDAY_NR ([Date Format:]Date)

Syntax	Description/Format
Date

Return codes
"1" - Monday "2" - Tuesday "3" - Wednesday "4" - Thursday "5" - Friday "6" - Saturday "7" - Sunday

Comments

Optionally, you may specify a particular Date Format. The default Date Formats to be used are "YYMMDD" or "YYYYMMDD". A colon or semicolon may be used as a separator between Date Format and Date.

Examples

In these examples, the functions return the values "5" and "6" for the specified date.

:SET &SILVESTER_2000# = WEEKDAY_NR('DD.MM.YY:31.12.99')
:SET &NEWYEAR_2000# = WEEKDAY_NR("DD.MM.YYYY:01.01.2000")

See also:

Script element	Description
WEEK_NR	Returns the calendar week of a date.
WEEKDAY_XX	Returns the day of the week of a given date as an abbreviation.

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