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Function CDow() Foundation

Converts a date value into the weekday name.

Syntax
CDow( <dDate> ) --> cNameOfDay
Parameters
<dDate>
<dDate> is a date value whose weekday is determined.
Return

The return value of CDow() is a character string containing the name of the weekday. When <dDate> contains an empty date, a null string ("") is returned.

Description

The conversion function CDow() is used to format date values. The names of the weekdays returned from CDow() depend on the operating system's country settings.

Examples
CDow() 
// The example shows the return values of CDow() 

PROCEDURE Main 
   ? Date()                      // result: 12/06/94 
   ? CMonth( Date() )            // result: December 
   ? CDow( Date() )              // result: Tuesday 
   ? CDow( Date() + 1 )          // result: Wednesday 
   ? CDow( Date() + 2 )          // result: Thursday 
   ? CDow( Date() + 3 )          // result: Friday 
   ? CDow( Date() + 4 )          // result: Saturday 
   ? CDow( Date() + 5 )          // result: Sunday 
   ? CDow( Date() + 6 )          // result: Monday 
   ? CDow( Date() + 7 )          // result: Tuesday 
RETURN
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