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CF_GetDayName ( SetDate ; LanguageCode ; SetLength )

Get the name of day in a specified language

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Hans Nagelgast - Show more from this author None http://HTTP://none

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// [LET START] Let ( [ $Date = GetAsDate ( SetDate ) ; $LanguageCode = If ( IsEmpty ( LanguageCode ) ; "EN" ; LanguageCode ) ; $Length = If ( IsEmpty ( SetLength ) ; 15 ; SetLength ) ] ; // CALCULATION Middle ( Case ( // DE = DEUTCH $LanguageCode = "DE" and DayOfWeek ( $Date ) = 1 ; "Sonntag" ; $LanguageCode = "DE" and DayOfWeek ( $Date ) = 2 ; "Montag" ; $LanguageCode = "DE" and DayOfWeek ( $Date ) = 3 ; "Dienstag" ; $LanguageCode = "DE" and DayOfWeek ( $Date ) = 4 ; "Mittwoch" ; $LanguageCode = "DE" and DayOfWeek ( $Date ) = 5 ; "Donnerstag" ; $LanguageCode = "DE" and DayOfWeek ( $Date ) = 6 ; "Freitag" ; $LanguageCode = "DE" and DayOfWeek ( $Date ) = 7 ; "Samstag" ; // EN = ENGLISH $LanguageCode = "EN" and DayOfWeek ( $Date ) = 1 ; "Sunday" ; $LanguageCode = "EN" and DayOfWeek ( $Date ) = 2 ; "Monday" ; $LanguageCode = "EN" and DayOfWeek ( $Date ) = 3 ; "Tuesday" ; $LanguageCode = "EN" and DayOfWeek ( $Date ) = 4 ; "Wednesday" ; $LanguageCode = "EN" and DayOfWeek ( $Date ) = 5 ; "Thursday" ; $LanguageCode = "EN" and DayOfWeek ( $Date ) = 6 ; "Friday" ; $LanguageCode = "EN" and DayOfWeek ( $Date ) = 7 ; "Saturday" ; // ES = ESPAÑOL $LanguageCode = "ES" and DayOfWeek ( $Date ) = 1 ; "Domingo" ; $LanguageCode = "ES" and DayOfWeek ( $Date ) = 2 ; "Lunes" ; $LanguageCode = "ES" and DayOfWeek ( $Date ) = 3 ; "Martes" ; $LanguageCode = "ES" and DayOfWeek ( $Date ) = 4 ; "Miércoles" ; $LanguageCode = "ES" and DayOfWeek ( $Date ) = 5 ; "Jueves" ; $LanguageCode = "ES" and DayOfWeek ( $Date ) = 6 ; "Viernes" ; $LanguageCode = "ES" and DayOfWeek ( $Date ) = 7 ; "Sábado" ; // FR = FRANÇAIS $LanguageCode = "FR" and DayOfWeek ( $Date ) = 1 ; "Dimanche" ; $LanguageCode = "FR" and DayOfWeek ( $Date ) = 2 ; "Lundi" ; $LanguageCode = "FR" and DayOfWeek ( $Date ) = 3 ; "Mardi" ; $LanguageCode = "FR" and DayOfWeek ( $Date ) = 4 ; "Mercredi" ; $LanguageCode = "FR" and DayOfWeek ( $Date ) = 5 ; "Jeudi" ; $LanguageCode = "FR" and DayOfWeek ( $Date ) = 6 ; "Vendredi" ; $LanguageCode = "FR" and DayOfWeek ( $Date ) = 7 ; "Samedi" ; // NL = NEDERLANDS $LanguageCode = "NL" and DayOfWeek ( $Date ) = 1 ; "Zondag" ; $LanguageCode = "NL" and DayOfWeek ( $Date ) = 2 ; "Maandag" ; $LanguageCode = "NL" and DayOfWeek ( $Date ) = 3 ; "Dinsdag" ; $LanguageCode = "NL" and DayOfWeek ( $Date ) = 4 ; "Woensdag" ; $LanguageCode = "NL" and DayOfWeek ( $Date ) = 5 ; "Donderdag" ; $LanguageCode = "NL" and DayOfWeek ( $Date ) = 6 ; "Vrijdag" ; $LanguageCode = "NL" and DayOfWeek ( $Date ) = 7 ; "Zaterdag" ; // No correct Language specified; defaults to English DayOfWeek ( $Date ) = 1 ; "Sunday" ; DayOfWeek ( $Date ) = 2 ; "Monday" ; DayOfWeek ( $Date ) = 3 ; "Tuesday" ; DayOfWeek ( $Date ) = 4 ; "Wednesday" ; DayOfWeek ( $Date ) = 5 ; "Thursday" ; DayOfWeek ( $Date ) = 6 ; "Friday" ; DayOfWeek ( $Date ) = 7 ; "Saturday" ) ; 1 ; $Length ) ) // [LET END] /* // [COMMENTS START] What it is? • In some cases the system language is not what you want • With this CF you can get the Day name in the selected language and in the required length • Hope this Custom Function comes in handy. Hans Nagelgast, Oss The Netherlands • http://www.briandunning.com/cf/1848 How does it work? (11-dec-2015) • CF_GetDayName ( "11-12-2015" ; "NL" ; 2 ) = Vr • CF_GetDayName ( "11-12-2015" ; "NL" ; 3 ) = Vri • CF_GetDayName ( "11-12-2015" ; "EN" ; 2 ) = Fr • CF_GetDayName ( "11-12-2015" ; "EN" ; 3 ) = Fri • CF_GetDayName ( "11-12-2015" ; "DE" ; 2 ) = Fr • CF_GetDayName ( "11-12-2015" ; "DE" ; 3 ) = Fre */ // [COMMENTS END] Click to copy

What it is?
• In some cases the system language is not what you want
• With this CF you can get the Day name in the selected language and in the required length
• Hope this Custom Function comes in handy. Hans Nagelgast, Oss The Netherlands
• http://www.briandunning.com/cf/1848

How does it work? (11-dec-2015)
• CF_GetDayName ( "11-12-2015" ; "NL" ; 2 ) = Vr
• CF_GetDayName ( "11-12-2015" ; "NL" ; 3 ) = Vri
• CF_GetDayName ( "11-12-2015" ; "EN" ; 2 ) = Fr
• CF_GetDayName ( "11-12-2015" ; "EN" ; 3 ) = Fri
• CF_GetDayName ( "11-12-2015" ; "DE" ; 2 ) = Fr
• CF_GetDayName ( "11-12-2015" ; "DE" ; 3 ) = Fre

 

Comments

		unix, Japan Jan 24, 2016
There need double quote to call CF_GetDayName ( "11-12-2015" ; "NL" ; 2 ) You can shorten the code using Choose() function. Case ( $LanguageCode = "DE" ; Choose ( DayOfWeek ( $Date ) - 1 ; ...

		Hans Nagelgast, None Jan 25, 2016
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