Weekday
WEEKDAY(date[, firstdayofweek])
Description
WEEKDAY returns an integer representing the day of week from a given date. The required parameter, date, is a numeric expression, a string expression, or any valid expression that can represent a date. The optional parameter, firstdayofweek, is Sunday, if not specified. The return value is an integer from the table below.
For more information about firstdayofweek constants, see "DateDiff".
Table 26: WEEKDAY return values
| Constant | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| vbSunday | 1 | Sunday |
| vbMonday | 2 | Monday |
| vbTuesday | 3 | Tuesday |
| vbWednesday | 4 | Wednesday |
| vbThursday | 5 | Thursday |
| vbFriday | 6 | Friday |
| vbSaturday | 7 | Saturday |
Example
REM WEEKDAY Example
'WEEKDAY returns day of week as an integer
DIM IndepDay, Birthday
IndepDay = WEEKDAY("July 4, 1776")
PRINT "WEEKDAY of July 4, 1776:", IndepDay
Birthday = WEEKDAY("12/27/70")
PRINT "WEEKDAY of 12/27/70:", Birthday
Output
WEEKDAY of July 4, 1776: 5 WEEKDAY of 12/27/70:1
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