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MONTHNAME function (ODBC compatible)

Syntax

MONTHNAME ( date_expression )

Description

Returns a character string containing the name of the month (for example, January, through December) for the month portion of date_expression. Argument date_expression can be name of a column, the result of another scalar function, or a date or timestamp literal.

Example

SELECT *

FROM orders

WHERE order_no =346 and MONTHNAME(order_date)='JUNE';

ORDER NO ORDER DATE REFERENCE CUST NO

346 06/01/1991 87/rd 10002

1 record selected

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