Name of Current Date

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Name of Current Date

Post by ghettocottage » Wed Oct 26, 2016 11:11 pm

Sorry for such a mundane simple question, but is there a simple way of getting the full name of the current month?

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Re: Name of Current Date

Post by dunbarx » Wed Oct 26, 2016 11:17 pm

Hi.

Try the "long" date.

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Re: Name of Current Date

Post by ghettocottage » Wed Oct 26, 2016 11:35 pm

dunbarx wrote:Hi.

Try the "long" date.

Craig Newman
..which gives me:
Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Can I use that just to get October

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Re: Name of Current Date

Post by dunbarx » Wed Oct 26, 2016 11:42 pm

Ah.

What about word 2 of the long date?

Craig

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Re: Name of Current Date

Post by mwieder » Wed Oct 26, 2016 11:43 pm

Can I use that just to get October
...only for a few more days... :P

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put word 2 of the long date

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Re: Name of Current Date

Post by ghettocottage » Wed Oct 26, 2016 11:46 pm

dunbarx wrote:Ah.

What about word 2 of the long date?

Craig

of course it is going to be that simple. Thanks!!

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