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Returns the date of the first day of the month.
Example
// Returns the first day of February 2000
MyDate is Date
MyDate = FirstDayOfMonth(2000, 2)
// Returns the first day of the current month
MyDate is Date
MyDate = FirstDayOfMonth()
Syntax

Getting the first day of the month from a date Hide the details

<Result> = FirstDayOfMonth([<Date>])
<Result>: Character string or Date variable
Date that corresponds to the first day of the specified month (in YYYYMMDD format).
<Date>: Optional character string, Date or DateTime variable
Date for which the first day of the month must be calculated. This date can correspond to:
  • a character string in YYYYMMDD format (YYYY corresponds to the year, MM to the month and DD to the day).
  • a character string in YYYYMMDDHHmmSSCC format (YYYY corresponds to the year, MM to the month, DD to the day, HH to hours, mm to minutes, SS to seconds and CC to hundredths of a second (use CCC for thousandths of a second)). In this case, only the date is taken into account.
  • a Date variable.
  • a DateTime variable. In this case, only the date is taken into account.
If this parameter is not specified, the current date is used by default.

Getting the first day of the month from a year and a month Hide the details

<Result> = FirstDayOfMonth(<Year> , <Month>)
<Result>: Character string or Date variable
Date that corresponds to the first day of the specified month.
<Year>: Integer
Year for which the first day of the month must be calculated.
<Month>: Integer
Month for which the first day must be calculated.
Related Examples:
Management of dates Unit examples (WINDEV): Management of dates
[ + ] Using the Date type of WLanguage and the functions for handling dates.
Business / UI classification: Neutral code
Component: wd290std.dll
Minimum version required
  • Version 16
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Last update: 06/22/2023

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