YearName

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 -

8 (Meiji 8),

8 (Taisho 8),

8 (Showa 8),

8 (Heisei 8),

(Seireki xxxx [before 1868.9.8])

1 -

8 (Mei 8),

8 (Tai 8),

8 (Sho 8),

8 (Hei 8),

xxxx (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) Returns

when DateField contains 7/15/2008.