How to convert a month name to a month number on the fly

[#1]

Can someone shed some light on converting a month name to a month number on the fly? (January = 1)

Henry suggested the reverse conversion on a thread from month number to month name: Month(MakeDate(2012,MonthNo))

Thanks,

Xinzhen

[sunny_talwar · Accepted solution]

If MonthName is read as a true date field then simply doing Num(MonthField) should give you the Month Number. If MonthName is read as a text, you can try this:

Num(Month(Date#(MonthName, 'MMMM')))

[#3]

Thank you Sunny. That worked!

Xinzhen