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Returns the date of the first day of the year.
Example
// Displays the customers created since the beginning of the year
HReadFirst(Customer, Name)
WHILE HOut() = False
// Process the record
IF (Customer.DateCreated >= FirstDayOfYear()) THEN
Trace(Customer.Name)
END
HReadNext(Customer, Name)
END
Syntax

Getting the first day of the year from a date Hide the details

<Result> = FirstDayOfYear([<Date>])
<Result>: Character string or Date variable
First day of the year (in YYYYMMDD format) for the specified date.
<Date>: Optional character string, Date or DateTime variable
Date for which the first day of the year must be calculated. This date can correspond to:
  • a character string in YYYYMMDD format (YYYY corresponds to the year, MM to the month and DD to the day).
  • a character string in YYYYMMDDHHmmSSCC format (YYYY corresponds to the year, MM to the month, DD to the day, HH to hours, mm to minutes, SS to seconds and CC to hundredths of a second (use CCC for thousandths of a second)). In this case, only the date is taken into account.
  • a Date variable.
  • a DateTime variable. In this case, only the date is taken into account.
If this parameter is not specified, the current date is used by default.

Getting the first day of the year based on a year Hide the details

<Result> = FirstDayOfYear(<Year>)
<Result>: Character string or Date variable
First day of the year (in YYYYMMDD format).
<Year>: Integer
Year for which the first day must be calculated.
Remarks
This function is used to easily calculate date ranges.
Related Examples:
Management of dates Unit examples (WINDEV): Management of dates
[ + ] Using the Date type of WLanguage and the functions for handling dates.
Business / UI classification: Neutral code
Component: wd290std.dll
Minimum version required
  • Version 21
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Last update: 06/22/2023

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