Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Data Management:
SQL Reference

> ## MONTH

> Returns the month in the year specified by the argument as a short integer value in the range of 1–12.

> #### Syntax

>     MONTH ( date_expression )

> Example

> This example illustrates the `MONTH` function:

>     SELECT * FROM orders WHERE MONTH (order_date) = 6 ;

> #### Notes

> - The argument to the function must be of type `DATE`.

> - If `date_expression` is supplied as a time literal, it can be any of the valid `date_literal` formats where the day specification (DD) precedes the month specification (MM).

> - The result is of type `SHORT`.

> - If the argument expression evaluates to `NULL`, the result is `NULL`.

> ##### Compatibility

> ODBC compatible

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