Returns a numeric day-of-the-week value from a Date or DateTime expression.


DOW(dExpression \| tExpression [, nFirstDayOfWeek])

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

Return Value

Example