BusDaysInMonth

Description

Displays the number of business days in a specified month of the current calendar year.

Formula

BusDaysInMonth(instrument, thisMonth)=begin

   cMo = vchart(instrument.month[-1])

   if thisMonth == cMo then begin

      dt = date

   end

   if thisMonth < cMo then begin

      dt = AddMonths(date, -(cMo - thisMonth))

   end

   if thisMonth > cMo then begin

      dt = AddMonths(date, thisMonth - cMo)

   end

   retval = BusDays(FirstOfMonth(dt), LastOfMonth(dt))

   retval

end

Parameters

instrument

This parameter specifies an instrument. Any instrument can be used. The instrument is used to derive the current month, so if you elect to use a futures contract, ensure the contract has not expired.

thisMonth

This parameter identifies the month for which you want the number of business days. Valid values are 1 through 12, where 1 is January, 2 is February, 3 is March, and so on.

Return Value

The number of business days in the specified month.

Examples

BusDaysInMonth(IBM, 6)

This example returns the number of days in June of the current year.

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