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DayNameToDayOfWeek ( theDayName )

returns the day of week of a given day name

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Daniele Raybaudi - Show more from this author
ACI
http://www.aci.it

Sample input:

DayNameToDayOfWeek ( "sunday" )

Sample output:

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

Let([
day = Date ( 12 ; 31 ; 2000 )
];
Substitute (theDayName; [DayName ( day ) ; 1];
                                          [DayName ( day + 1 ) ; 2];
                                          [DayName ( day + 2 ) ; 3]; 
                                          [DayName ( day + 3 ) ; 4]; 
                                          [DayName ( day + 4 ) ; 5]; 
                                          [DayName ( day + 5 ) ; 6]; 
                                          [DayName ( day + 6 ) ; 7]
)
)

Returns the day of week of a given day name.
I use this (and not a simpler Case() function) because so are supported all LANGUAGES, not only Italian or English...
;-)

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