Future Date

There's a way to do anything with programming

Do this...

$theDate = cdatetime("03-04-2016")

# Get format from https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/8kb3ddd4(v=vs.110).aspx

$theMonth = fmtdate($theDate, "MMMM")
$theDay = fmtdate($theDate, "dd")
$theDayWord = fmtdate($theDate, "dddd")

say($theMonth + " " + $theDay + " is a " + $theDayWord)

Or shortened is...

$theDate = cdatetime("03-04-2016")

# Get format from https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/8kb3ddd4(v=vs.110).aspx

say(fmtdate($theDate, "MMMM") + " " + fmtdate($theDate, "dd") + " is a " + fmtdate($theDate, "dddd"))

If you want to go hardcore

a good exercise for a bored kid at home.

#############
# Constants #
#############
 
DefineArray($t, 12, 0)
#$t[0]=0
$t[1]=3
$t[2]=2
$t[3]=5
#$t[4]=0
$t[5]=3
$t[6]=5
$t[7]=1
$t[8]=4
$t[9]=6
$t[10]=2
$t[11]=4

DefineArray($dayWords, 7)
$dayWords[0]="Sunday"
$dayWords[1]="Monday"
$dayWords[2]="Tuesday"
$dayWords[3]="Wednesday"
$dayWords[4]="Thursday"
$dayWords[5]="Friday"
$dayWords[6]="Saturday"

######################################################################
# Expected Parameters:                                               #
#                      $theYear, $theMonth, $theDay                  #
# Returned Parameters:                                               # 
#                      $theWeekDay (0=Sunday..6=Saturday)            #
#                      $theWeekDayWord                               #
######################################################################

$theYear=2000
$theMonth=9
$theDay=5

######################################################################
# https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Determination_of_the_day_of_the_week #
######################################################################

$y=$theYear
if ($theMonth<3)
  $y=$y-1
endif
$theWeekDay=($y+$y/4-$y/100+$y/400+$t[$theMonth-1]+$theDay)%7
$theWeekDayWord=$dayWords[$theWeekDay]

#debug
say("Year " + $theYear + " month " + $theMonth + " day " + $theDay + " is a " + $theWeekDayWord)

Thanks to both of you. I had been working on the hardcore version and it just seemed there should be an easier way. Amazing how DJ got it down to one line. Just amazing.

Thanks so much.