Returns a numeric day-of-the-week value from a Date or DateTime expression.
Syntax
DOW(dExpression | tExpression [, nFirstDayOfWeek])
Returns
Numeric
Arguments
dExpression
Specifies the Date expression from which DOW( ) returns the day number.
tExpression
Specifies the DateTime expression from which DOW( ) returns the day number.
nFirstDayOfWeek
Specifies the first day of the week. nFirstDayOfWeek may be one of the following values.
| nFirstDayOfWeek | Description |
| 0 | DOW( ) uses whatever day is currently selected in the Week Starts On list box, which appears on the Regional Tab in the Options dialog box. |
| 1 | Sunday. This is the default when nFirstDayOfWeek is omitted, and is the first day of the week used in earlier FoxPro versions. |
| 2 | Monday |
| 3 | Tuesday |
| 4 | Wednesday |
| 5 | Thursday |
| 6 | Friday |
| 7 | Saturday |