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DAYNAME function (ODBC compatible)

Syntax

DAYNAME ( date_expression )

Description

Returns a character string containing the name of the day (for example, Sunday, through Saturday) for the day portion of date_expression. The argument date_expression can be the name of a column, the result of another scalar function, or a date or timestamp literal.

Example

SELECT *

FROM orders

WHERE order_no = 342 and DAYNAME(order_date)='SATURDAY';

ORDER_NO ORDER_DATE REFERENCE CUST_NO

342 08/10/1991 tdfg/101 10001

1 record selected

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