4.9.2.52 MONTH function (ODBC compatible)

Syntax

MONTH ( date_expression )

Description

The scalar function MONTH returns the month in the year specified by the argument as a short integer value in the range of 1 - 12.

Example

SELECT *
     FROM  orders
     WHERE MONTH (order_date) = 6 ;

Notes

• The argument to the function must be of type DATE.
• The argument must be specified in the format MM/DD/YYYY.
• The result is of type SHORT.
• If the argument expression evaluates to null, the result is null.