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DATESTRINGS

SQL Month and Day Names

This system variable returns a string with a list of months and days used by SQL date functions.

Syntax

Section titled “Syntax”
DATESTRINGS

Remarks

Section titled “Remarks”

This system variable can be used in string expressions.

The default for this system variable is the full names of the months and days in English.

This system variable provides the names of months and days that are used by the SQL date functions.

Examples

Section titled “Examples”
LET A$ = DATESTRINGS

A$ gets the value: “JANUARY,FEBRUARY,MARCH,APRIL,MAY,JUNE,JULY, AUGUST,SEPTEMBER,OCTOBER,NOVEMBER,DECEMBER,SUNDAY, MONDAY,TUESDAY,WEDNESDAY,THURSDAY,FRIDAY,SATURDAY” .

See also

Section titled “See also”

SET DATESTRINGS directive
DTN and NTD functions

From the Thoroughbred Basic Language Reference, Volume I: A–E, version 8.9.1. Open this page in the PDF