View source for DATE CMONTH()

==PURPOSE==
Return character name of the month


==SYNONYM==
api_date_month()


==SYNOPSIS==
<code lang="c">
#include "dbapi.h"

char	*DATE_CMONTH(date)	 

<input parameters>
unsigned long	date;		/* Recital date		*/

<output parameters>
none
</code>


==DESCRIPTION==
The DATE_CMONTH() function will return the name of the month from the specified date as a character pointer.  The name is returned as a proper noun.


==EXAMPLE==
The following example stores the name of the month from today's date to the character pointer "month".

<code lang="c">
#include "dbapi.h"

dbapi_date_month()
{
    char		*month;
    unsigned long	date;
    
    if (_parinfo(1) != API_DTYPE) {
       _retc("");
    }
    
    date = DATE_STOD( _pards(1) );
    month = DATE_CMONTH(date);
    
    if (!strcmp(month, "December") )
    {
       /* commands	* /
    }
    
    _retc(month);

}
</code>


==SEE ALSO==
[[_parinfa()]], [[_parinfo()]], [[_pards()]], [[_retds()]], [[ISDATE()]], [[DATE_AMPM()]], [[DATE_CDOW()]], [[DATE_CTOD()]], [[DATE_DATE()]], [[DATE_DAY()]], [[DATE_DOW()]], [[DATE_DTOC()]], [[DATE_DTOS()]], [[DATE_MONTH()]], [[DATE_STOD()]], [[DATE_TIME()]], [[DATE_YEAR()]]

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