Weekday Function
Returns a whole number representing the day of the week.
Weekday(date, [firstdayofweek])
Arguments
- date
Any expression that can represent a date. If date contains Null, Null is returned.
- firstdayofweek
A constant that specifies the first day of the week. If omitted, vbSunday is assumed.
Settings
The firstdayofweek argument has these settings:
| Constant | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
vbUseSystemDayOfWeek |
0 |
Use National Language Support (NLS) API setting. |
vbSunday |
1 |
Sunday |
vbMonday |
2 |
Monday |
vbTuesday |
3 |
Tuesday |
vbWednesday |
4 |
Wednesday |
vbThursday |
5 |
Thursday |
vbFriday |
6 |
Friday |
vbSaturday |
7 |
Saturday |
Return Value
The Weekday function can return any of these 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 |
Remarks
The following example uses the Weekday function to obtain the day of the week from a specified date:
Dim MyDate, MyWeekDay
MyDate = #October 19, 1962# ' Assign a date.
MyWeekDay = Weekday(MyDate) ' MyWeekDay contains 6 because MyDate represents a Friday.
Requirements
See Also
Reference
Date Function
Day Function
Month Function
Now Function
Year Function