Xbasic
CYEAR Function
Syntax
Year_String as C = CYEAR(D date)
Year_String as C = CYEAR( D time as T )
Arguments
- date
A variable containing a date value or a character string containing a legitimate representation of a date value ( ISDATE (Date_Value) = .T.).
A variable containing a date time value.
Description
Converts a date to a character value of the form 'YYYY'.
Discussion
CYEAR() returns a character string (in the format "YYYY") containing the year specified in Date or Date_Time. You can combine the CYEAR() , CMONTH() , CDOW() , and DAY() functions to form custom date formats. For examples, see the DAY() function.
Example
cyear(START) -> "1995", if START contains 03/12/95 cyear( ctod( "05/19/94") ) -> "1994"
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