#monthnumber()

DESCRIPTION
    returns the current month (1-12)

    or:

    returns the month as a digit (1-12) for the given string representing a month
    ("January", "February", ...; "Jan", "Feb", ...)

SYNOPSIS
    #monthnumber()

    or:

    #monthnumber(s)

ARGUMENTS
    none

    or:

    s - a string, or string expression, representing a month
        ("January", "February", ...; "Jan", "Feb", ...)

EXAMPLES

# pikt +C 'output $text(#monthnumber())'
6

# pikt +C 'output $text(#monthnumber("February"))'
2

# pikt +C 'output $text(#monthnumber("Nov"))'
11

        rule    // if it's been more than #hrs hours since the last piktd_log
                // entry, piktd is not logging, hence appears to be hung/dead;
                do #split($time, ":")
                set #t = #datevalue(#yrnow - #if(#monnow == 1 && $mon eq "Dec", 1, 0),
                                    #monthnumber($mon), #date)
                         + #timevalue(#val($[1]), #val($[2]), #val($[3]))
                if #timenow - #t > #hrs*60*60
                        output mail "piktd appears to be hung/dead on $sys"
                endif

        rule    // since the "last" command output doesn't show the year,
                // we need a way to determine if we are wrapping around
                // to previous years; keeping track of month turnovers is
                // a kludgy way to do this
                set #monthnumber_reboot = #monthnumber($mon)
                if #monthnumber_reboot != 
                        =incr(#monthturnovers)
                endif

SEE ALSO
    #month()
    #day()
    #daynumber()
    #weekday()
    #year()
    #yearday()
    #yearweek()
    $dayname()
    $monthname()

    Numerical Functions
    String Functions