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VBScript DatePart Function

Returns the specified part of a given date.

Syntax: VBScript DatePart Function

DatePart(interval, date[, firstdayofweek[, firstweekofyear]])

Arguments: VBScript DatePart Function

interval

A string expression that is the interval of time you want to return. See Settings section for values. Required.

date

The date expression you want to evaluate. Required.

firstdayofweek

A constant that specifies the day of the week. If not specified, Sunday is assumed. See Settings section for values. Optional.

firstweekofyear

A constant that specifies the first week of the year. If not specified, the first week is assumed to be the week in which January 1 occurs. See Settings section for values. Optional.

Settings: VBScript DatePart Function

The interval argument can have the following values:

Setting

Description

yyyy

Year

q

Quarter

m

Month

y

Day of year

d

Day

w

Weekday

ww

Week of year

h

Hour

n

Minute

s

Second

The firstdayofweek argument can have the following values:

Constant

Value

Description

vbUseSystem

0

Use National Language Support (NLS) API setting.

vbSunday

1

Sunday (default)

vbMonday

2

Monday

vbTuesday

3

Tuesday

vbWednesday

4

Wednesday

vbThursday

5

Thursday

vbFriday

6

Friday

vbSaturday

7

Saturday

The firstweekofyear argument can have the following values:

Constant

Value

Description

vbUseSystem

0

Use National Language Support (NLS) API setting.

vbFirstJan1

1

Start with the week in which January 1 occurs (default).

vbFirstFourDays

2

Start with the week that has at least four days in the new year.

vbFirstFullWeek

3

Start with the first full week of the new year.

Remarks: VBScript DatePart Function

You can use the DatePart function to evaluate a date and return a specific interval of time. For example, you might use DatePart to calculate the day of the week or the current hour.

The firstdayofweek argument affects calculations that use the "w" and "ww" interval symbols.

If date is a date literal, the specified year becomes a permanent part of that date. However, if date is enclosed in quotation marks (" "), and you omit the year, the current year is inserted in your code each time the date expression is evaluated. This makes it possible to write code that can be used in different years.

This example takes a date and, using the DatePart function, displays the quarter of the year in which it occurs.

Function GetQuarter(TheDate)

   GetQuarter = DatePart("q", TheDate)

End Function

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