MONTHSTART_CLAIM scalar function

Returns the first day of the month that ADATE exists within, or the first day of the month AMONTH in the year AYEAR, according to the CLAIM calendar.

Prototypes

MONTHSTART_CLAIM(AYEAR INTEGER, AMONTH INTEGER)
MONTHSTART_CLAIM(ADATE DATE)
MONTHSTART_CLAIM(ADATE TIMESTAMP)
MONTHSTART_CLAIM(ADATE VARCHAR(26))

RETURNS DATE

Description

Returns a DATE representing the first day of AMONTH in AYEAR, or the first day of the month of ADATE depending on the variant of the function that is called, according to the CLAIM calendar.

Parameters

AYEAR
If provided, the year of AMONTH for which to return the starting date.
AMONTH
If provided, the month for which to return to the starting date.
ADATE
If provided the date in the month for which to return the starting date. Either AYEAR and AMONTH, or ADATE must be specified.

Examples

Calculate the starting date of the second CLAIM calendar month in 2010:

VALUES MONTHSTART_CLAIM(2010, 2);
1
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2010-01-23

Calculate the start of the CLAIM calendar month for the 28th of January, 2009 (which actually exists in February, according to the CLAIM calendar):

VALUES MONTHSTART_CLAIM('2009-01-28');
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2009-01-24