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CMON()

CMON() returns name of the month referenced by the specified DateTime.

Use CMON() to return the name of the month with the specified length.

Function Format

CMON(D,N)

D specifies the datetime
N specifies the field length. To display abbreviated month names, specify a shorter field length

CMON() returns the name of the month for the supplied DateTime with a length N.

If the DateTime is invalid or blank, then CMON() returns blanks with a length N.

Valid dates are in the range January 2, 1900 to December 31, 9999.

Examples

Using a date of August 14, 2012:

CMON(‘20120814‘,3) = "Aug"

CMON(‘20120814‘,6) = "August"