In Access, the MonthName function returns a string containing the specified month.
The syntax for the MonthName function is:
MonthName ( month [,abbreviate] )
The required month argument is a value from 1 to 12, representing the month. The abbreviate argument is optional. It accepts a boolean value, that indicates if the month name is to be abbreviated. If omitted, the default is False, which means that the month name is not abbreviated.
Dim MyMonth As Integer MyMonth = MonthName(3,False)
This example uses the MonthName function to obtain the months name from a specified month. Now the MyMonth variable would contain the value of 'March'.
SQL query
You can also use the MonthName function in a query.
SELECT MonthName(1,True) AS Expr1 FROM Orders
Note
You cannot test this function online. It works in Access only.