MonthYearList ( startmonth ; startyear ; numbermonth ; short )

List of months with their respective years

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Gennaro BONATESTA - Show more from this author
Tenuta TRESCA
https://www.tresca.it

Sample input:

MonthYearList ( 9 ; 2017 ; 10 ; 0 )

MonthYearList ( 6 ; 2018 ; 8 ; 1 )

Sample output:

"september2017¶october2017¶november2017¶december2017¶january2018¶february2018¶march2018¶april2018¶may2018¶june2018"

"jun2018¶jul2018¶aug2018¶sep2018¶oct2018¶nov2018¶dec2018¶jan2019"

Function definition: (Copy & paste into FileMaker's Edit Custom Function window)

/*MonthYearList ( startmonth ; startyear ; numbermonth ; short )
- returns a return-delimited list of month and years starting from the specified month number
Parameters
- startmonth: number of starting month e.g. 1 (January)
- startyear: number of starting year
- numbermonth: number of months required
- short: Boolean operator to return short month names (1/true or 0/false)
Examples
- MonthYearList ( 9 ; 2017 ; 10 ; 0 ) returns "september2017¶october2017¶november2017¶december2017¶january2018¶february2018¶march2018¶april2018¶may2018¶june2018"
- MonthYearList ( 6 ; 2018 ; 8 ; 1 ) returns "jun2018¶jul2018¶aug2018¶sep2018¶oct2018¶nov2018¶dec2018¶jan2019"
Credits
- Author: Gennaro Bonatesta, www.tresca.it, Octomber 2017
- Thanks to: David Head for his Custom Function MonthNameList ( start; number; short ) http://www.briandunning.com/cf/1143
*/

Let ( [
	~year = If ( 
		startmonth ≥ 13 ;
		If ( 
			PatternCount ( startmonth / 12 ; "," ) > 0 ;
			startyear + Int ( startmonth / 12 ) ; 
			startyear + ( Int ( startmonth / 12 ) - 1 )
			) ;
		startyear
		) ;
	~mn = MonthName ( Date ( startmonth ; "1" ; ~year ) ) & ~year 
] ;

	If ( short = 1 ; Left ( ~mn ; 3 ) & ~year ; ~mn )

) & 

If ( numbermonth > 1 ; 
	¶ & MonthYearList ( 
		startmonth + 1 ;  
		startyear ;
		numbermonth - 1 ;
		short
	) 
)

MonthYearList ( startmonth ; startyear ; numbermonth ; short )
- returns a return-delimited list of month and years starting from the specified month number
Parameters
- startmonth: number of starting month e.g. 1 (January)
- startyear: number of starting year
- numbermonth: number of months required
- short: Boolean operator to return short month names (1/true or 0/false)
Examples
- MonthYearList ( 9 ; 2017 ; 10 ; 0 ) returns "september2017¶october2017¶november2017¶december2017¶january2018¶february2018¶march2018¶april2018¶may2018¶june2018"
- MonthYearList ( 6 ; 2018 ; 8 ; 1 ) returns "jun2018¶jul2018¶aug2018¶sep2018¶oct2018¶nov2018¶dec2018¶jan2019"
Credits
- Author: Gennaro Bonatesta, www.tresca.it, Octomber 2017
- Thanks to: David Head for his Custom Function MonthNameList ( start; number; short ) http://www.briandunning.com/cf/1143

Comments

		Jeff Elston, Forge Jun 20, 2019
I tried using this script but I'm not getting the next year if it rolls passed Dec31st. I got this: June2018 July2018 August2018 September2018 October2018 November2018 December2018 January2018 February2018 March2018 April2018 May2018

		Jeff Elston, Forge Jun 20, 2019
I tried using this script but I'm not getting the next year if it rolls passed Dec31st. I got this: June2018 July2018 August2018 September2018 October2018 November2018 December2018 January2018 February2018 March2018 April2018 May2018

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MonthYearList ( startmonth ; startyear ; numbermonth ; short )

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