WEEKDAY_XX

Script Function: Returns the day of the week of a given date as an abbreviation

Syntax

WEEKDAY_XX ([Date Format:]Date)

Syntax	Description/Format
Date	Date in YYMMDD or YYYYMMDD format Format: script literal or script variable (Optional) You can specify a different date format: enter the desired date format, a separator (: or ;) and the date.

Return codes
"MO" - Monday "DI" - Tuesday "MI" - Wednesday "DO" - Thursday "FR" - Friday "SA" - Saturday "SO" - Sunday

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 "FR" and "SA" for the specified date.

:SET &SILVESTER_2000# = WEEKDAY_XX("991231")

:SET &NEWYEAR_2000# = WEEKDAY_XX("DD-MM-YYYY:01-01-2000")