VBScript DatePart Function

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# VBScript DatePart Function

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The DatePart function returns the specified part of a given date.

### Syntax

DatePart(interval,date[,firstdayofweek[,firstweekofyear]])

Parameter | Description
--- | ---

interval

Required. The interval of time to return.

Can take the following values:

- yyyy - Year
- q - Quarter
- m - Month
- y - Day of year
- d - Day
- w - Weekday
- ww - Week of year
- h - Hour
- n - Minute
- s - Second

date | Required. Date expression to evaluate

firstdayofweek

Optional. Specifies the day of the week.

Can take the following values:

- 0 = vbUseSystemDayOfWeek - Use National Language Support (NLS) API setting
- 1 = vbSunday - Sunday (default)
- 2 = vbMonday - Monday
- 3 = vbTuesday - Tuesday
- 4 = vbWednesday - Wednesday
- 5 = vbThursday - Thursday
- 6 = vbFriday - Friday
- 7 = vbSaturday - Saturday

firstweekofyear

Optional. Specifies the first week of the year.

Can take the following values:

- 0 = vbUseSystem - Use National Language Support (NLS) API setting
- 1 = vbFirstJan1 - Start with the week in which January 1 occurs (default)
- 2 = vbFirstFourDays - Start with the week that has at least four days in the new year
- 3 = vbFirstFullWeek - Start with the first full week of the new year

## Examples

## Example 1

Get the month from a date:

<script type="text/vbscript">
d=CDate("2010-02-16")
document.write(DatePart("m",d))
</script>

The output of the code above will be:

2
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## Example 2

Get the month we are in:

<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write(DatePart("m",Now()))
</script>

The output of the code above will be:

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## Example 3

Get the hour:

<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write(DatePart("h",Now())
</script>

The output of the code above will be:

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