Quarter()

Quarter()

Returns a number equal to the quarter in which a date falls

Syntax

      Quarter( [<dDate>] ) -> nQuarter

Argument

<dDate> Designates in which quarter the specified date lies. The default is the system date.

Returns

Quarter() returns a number that identifies the quarter in which <dDate> lies.

Description

Returns a number equal to the quarter in which ddate falls. If <ddate> is empty, the system date is employed.

Note

. When no date is specified, the function automatically uses the system date. An empty date returns 0 as a result.

Example

       Compute a delivery date:
       ? "We will deliver in quarter ", Quarter(CTOD     ("07/12/1991")), "1991"

Compliance

Quarter() is compatible with CT3’s Quarter().

Platforms

All

Files

Source is dattime2.prg, library is libct.

Seealso

BOQ(), EOQ()

EOY()

EOY()

Last date Of Year

Syntax

       EOY( [<dDate>] ) -> dDateEndOfYear

Argument

[<dDate>] Date to find last day of year, default is DATE()

Returns

<dDateEndOfYear> Last date Of Year of given date

Example

       SET DATE ANSI
       ? EOY( hb_SToD( "20000101" ) ) // -> "2000.12.31"
       ? EOY( hb_SToD( "20010101" ) ) // -> "2001.12.31"
       *--------------------
       PROC MAIN()
             SETMODE( 25, 80 )
             CLS
             SET DATE GERM
             SET CENT ON
             ? "Today is ", DATE()
             ? "Last day of this year ", EoY()
             ? "Remaining days in the current year", EoY() - DATE()
             ?
             WAIT "EOF EoY.prg"
          RETURN // MAIN

Compliance

EOY() is compatible with CT3’s EOY().

Platforms

All

Files

Source is datetime.prg, library is libct.

See also

BOM(), EOM(), BOQ(), EOQ(), BOY()

EOM()

EOM()

End Of Month

Syntax

       EOM( [<dDate>] ) -> <dDateEndOfMon

Argument

[<dDate>] Date to find last day

Returns

<dDateEndOfMonth> Last date Of Month

Examples

       SET DATE ANSI
       ? EOM( hb_SToD( "20000101" ) ) // -> "2000.01.31"
       ? EOM( hb_SToD( "20000201" ) ) // -> "2000.02.29"
       PROC MAIN()
            SETMODE( 25, 80 )
            CLS
            SET DATE GERM
            SET CENT ON
            ? "Today is ", DATE()
            ? "Last day of this month ", EOM()
            ? "Remaining days in the current month:", EOM() - DATE() 
            ?
            WAIT "EOF EOM.prg"
         RETURN // MAIN
/*
Today is : 04.07.2013
Last day of this month : 31.07.2013
Remaining days in the current month: 27
EOF EOM.prg
*/

Compliance

EOM() is compatible with CT3’s EOM().

Platforms

All

Files

Source is datetime.prg, library is libct.

See also

BOM(), BOQ(), EOQ(), BOY(), EOY()

BoY()

BoY()

Date to find first day of year, default is DATE()

Syntax

       BoY( [<dDate>] ) -> dDateBeginOfYear

Argument

[<dDate>] : Date to find first day of year, default is DATE()

Returns

<dDateBeginOfYear> : Beginning date Of year of given date

Example

       PROC MAIN()
          SETMODE( 25, 80 )
          CLS
          SET DATE GERM
          SET CENT ON
          ? "Today is :", DATE()
          ? "Date of first day of this year :", BOY()
          ? "Days elapsed in the current year:", DATE() - BOY()
          ?
          WAIT "EOF BoY.prg"
       RETURN // MAIN

Compliance

BoY() is compatible with CT3’s BoY()

Platforms

All

Files

Library is hbct.

See also

BoM(), EoM(), BoQ(), EoQ(), EoY()

BoQ()

BoQ()

Date of beginning Of quarter containing given date

Syntax

       BoQ( [<dDate>] ) -> <dDateBeginOfQuarter>

Argument

[<dDate>] : Date to find Begin Of Quarter, default is DATE()

Returns

<dDateBeginOfQuarter> : Date of beginning Of quarter containing given date

Example

       PROC MAIN()
            SETMODE( 25, 80 )
            CLS
            SET DATE GERM
            SET CENT ON
            ? "Today is :", DATE()
            ? "Beginning day of this quarter :", BOQ()
            ? "Days elapsed in the current quarter :", DATE() - BOQ()
            ?
            WAIT "EOF BOQ.prg"
         RETURN // MAIN

Compliance

BoQ() is compatible with CT3’s BoQ()

Platforms

All

Files

Library is hbct.

See also

BoM(), EoM(), EoQ(), BoY(), EoY()

BoM()

BoM()

Beginning date Of Month of given date

Syntax :

      BoM( [<dDate>] ) -> <dDateBeginOfMonth>

Argument :

[<dDate>] : Date to find first day of month, default is DATE()

Returns :

<dDateBeginOfMonth> : Beginning date Of Month of given date

Examples

       PROC MAIN()
          SETMODE( 25, 80 )
          CLS
          SET DATE GERM
          SET CENT ON
          ? "Today is :", DATE()
          ? "Date of first day of this month :", BOM()
          ? "Days elapsed in the current month:", DATE() - BOM()
          ?
          WAIT "EOF BOM.prg"
       RETURN // MAIN

Compliance

BoM() is compatible with CT3’s BoM().

Platforms

All

Files

Library is hbct.

See also

EoM(), BoQ(), EoQ(), BoY(), EoY()

Date & Time Functions

Date & Time Functions

ADays Returns an array with the days names
AddMonth Adds or subtracts months to/from a date
AMonths Returns an array with the months names
BOM Beginning date Of Month of given date
BOQ Date of beginning Of quarter containing given date
BOY Date to find first day of year, default is DATE()
CDoW Converts a date to the day of week
CMonth Return the name of the month
CToD Converts a character string to a date expression
CToDoW Convert name of day of the week to its ordinal number
CToMonth Convert name of month to its ordinal number
Date Return the Current OS Date
Day Return the numeric day of the month
Days Convert elapsed seconds into days
DaysInMonth Returns the number of days in month
DaysToMonth Total number of days from first of Jan to beginning of nMonth
DMY Returns the date as a string in DD Month YY format
DoW Value for the day of week
DOY Determines the day of the year for a specific date
DToC Date to character conversion
DToS Date to string conversion
ElapTime Calculates elapted time
EOM End Of Month
EOQ Date of end of quarter
EOY Last date Of Year
IsLeap Tests if a specific year is a leap year
IsLeapYear Checks if the given date is a leap year
LastDayOM Determines the number of days in a month
MDY Returns the date as a string in Month DD, YY or Month DD, YYYY
Month Converts a date expression to a month value
NToCDoW Find day name by num of day
NToCMonth Find a month name by the number of month
Quarter Returns a number equal to the quarter in which a date falls
Seconds Returns the number of elapsed seconds past midnight
Secs Return the number of seconds from the system date
SecToTime Converts seconds into a time string
Time Returns the system time as a string
TimeValid Determines whether a specified time is valid
TimeToSec Calculates the seconds since midnight
WaitPeriod Pauses a specified time in increments of 1/100 seconds
Week Returns the calendar week a number
WOY Gets the week number of the year
Year Converts the year portion of a date into a numeric value

CT_EoQ()

  NAME
     EoQ()
  CATEGORY
     CT3 date and time functions
  SYNTAX
     EoQ( [<dDate>] ) -> dDateEndOfQ
  ARGUMENT:
     [<dDate>] : Date to find end of quarter, default is DATE()
  RETURNS:
     <dDateEndOfQuarter> : Date of end of quarter containing given date
  EXAMPLE :
     PROC MAIN()
        SETMODE( 25, 80 )
        CLS
        SET DATE GERM
        SET CENT ON
        ? "Today is :", DATE()
        ? "Last day of this quarter
        ? "Days remaininng in the cu
        ?
        WAIT "EOF EOQ.prg"
     RETURN // MAIN
  COMPLIANCE :
     EoQ() is compatible with CT3's
  PLATFORMS :
     All
  FILES :
     Library is hbct.
  SEE ALSO :
     BoM(),EoM(),BoQ(),BoY(),EoY()

Tools — Date/Time Functions

Introduction Date/Time Functions
ADDMONTH()   Adds or subtracts months to/from a date
BOM()        Determines the date of the first day of a month
BOQ()        Determines the date for the beginning of a quarter
BOY()        Determines the date for the beginning of a year
CTODOW()     Converts the day of the week name into a corresponding number
CTOMONTH()   Converts the name of the month into a corresponding number
DMY()        Returns a date in "DD Month YY" format
DOY()        Determines the day of the year for a specific date
EOM()        Determines the date for the last day of a month
EOQ()        Determines the date for the end of a quarter
EOY()        Determines the date for the end of the year
ISLEAP()     Tests if a specific year is a leap year
LASTDAYOM()  Determines the number of days in a month
MDY()        Returns a date in the "Month DD, YY" format
NTOCDOW()    Changes the number of a weekday into a weekday name
NTOCMONTH()  Changes the number of a month into a month name
QUARTER()    Determines the quarter in which a specific date lies
SECTOTIME()  Converts seconds into a time string
SETDATE()    Sets the system date
SETTIME()    Sets the system clock
SHOWTIME()   Continuously displays the time at desired screen position
STOD()       Converts an ANSI date string into Clipper format
TIMETOSEC()  Calculates the seconds since midnight
TIMEVALID()  Determines whether a specified time is valid
WAITPERIOD() Pauses a specified time in increments of 1/100 seconds
WEEK()       Returns the calendar week for a date
WOM()        Returns the week within a month.