portableSql

MonthName Portable SQL Function

Syntax

MonthName as C (DateTime as D)

MonthName as C (DateTime as T)

Arguments

DateTimeDate Time

A field or value.

Returns

resultCharacter

Returns the month name from a date or datetime value.

Description

Extract the month name from a date or datetime value.

Discussion

The MonthName function extracts the month name from a date or datetime value.

MonthName() function executed on the Northwind Access database
SELECT FIRST 1 CurrentDateTime() AS Now, MonthName(CurrentDateTime()) AS Expr1 FROM Orders
=10/10/2019 12:48:35 00 pm|October