YearName
 
Purpose 
Returns the Japanese year name of a date, in the specified format.
Format 
YearName(date;format)
Parameters 
date - any calendar date
format - a number (0, 1, or 2) that describes the display format
Data type returned 
text
Originated in 
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description 
If the value for format is blank or other than 0, 1, or 2, then 0 is used.
0 - Japanese text for Emperor Meiji in long format8 (Meiji 8), Japanese text for Emperor Taisho in long format8 (Taisho 8), Japanese text for Emperor Showa in long format8 (Showa 8), Japanese text for Emperor Showa in long format8 (Heisei 8), Japanese text for Emperor Seireki in long format (Seireki xxxx [before 1868.9.8])
1 - Japanese text for Emperor Meiji in abbreviated format8 (Mei 8), Japanese text for Emperor Taisho in abbreviated format8 (Tai 8), Japanese text for Emperor Showa in abbreviated format8 (Sho 8), Japanese text for Emperor Heisei in abbreviated format8 (Hei 8), Japanese text for Emperor Seireki in abbreviated formatxxxx (Sei xxxx [before 1868.9.8])
2 - M8, T8, S8, H8, A.D.xxxx (before 1868.9.8)
Name of Emperor in 0 = Long, 1 = Abbreviated, 2 = 2 byte Roman. Seireki is returned when date is before listed emperors.
Examples 
YearName(DateField;0) ReturnsJapanese text for the year name occurring on July 17, 2002 when DateField contains 7/15/2008.
Related topics 
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