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'