Function Reference


_DateToMonth

Returns the name of the month, based on the specified month

#include <Date.au3>
_DateToMonth ( $iMonNum [, $iFormat = 0] )

Parameters

$iMonNum Month number
    1 = January
    2 = February
    3 = March
    ...
    11 = November
    12 = December
$iFormat [optional] Format:
$DMW_LOCALE_USER (0) - Long name of the month (Default)
$DMW_SHORTNAME (1) - Short name of the month e.g. Jan
$DMW_LOCALE_LONGNAME (2) - Long name of the month in the user's default language
$DMW_LOCALE_SHORTNAME (3) - Short name of the month in the user's default language

Return Value

Success: Month name
Failure: An empty string and sets @error to non-zero
@error: 1 - Invalid month number.

Remarks

The function returns month names in English or the user's default language.

Example

#include <Date.au3>
#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>

; Retrieve the long name
Local $sLongMonthName = _DateToMonth(@MON)

; Retrieve the abbreviated name
Local $sShortMonthName = _DateToMonth(@MON, $DMW_SHORTNAME)

MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "Month of Year", "The month is: " & $sLongMonthName & " (" & $sShortMonthName & ")")