#### First

##### FirstDayOfMonth(Date a)

This function returns the first day of the month.

Parameter

a - A Date value.

Return value

The return value is a Date.

Example

If the current date is 11/24/2008, the return value of the following statement is 11/01/2008.

`FirstDayOfMonth(CurrentDate())`

##### FirstDayOfQuarter(Date a)

This function returns the first day of the quarter.

Parameter

a - A Date value.

Return value

The return value is a Date.

Example

The return value of the following statement is 10/01/2008.

`FirstDayOfQuarter(ToDate("11/24/2008"))`

##### FirstDayOfWeek(Date a)

This function returns the first day of the week.

Parameter

a - A Date value.

Return value

The return value is a Date.

Example

The return value of the following statement is 11/23/2008.

`FirstDayOfWeek(ToDate("11/24/2008"))`

##### FirstDayOfYear (Date a)

This function returns the first day of the year.

Parameter

a - A Date value.

Return value

The return value is a Date.

Example

The return value of the following statement is 01/01/2008.

`FirstDayOfYear(ToDate("11/24/2008"))`

##### FirstSundayOfMonth(Date a)

This function returns the first Sunday of the month.

Parameter

a - A Date value.

Return value

The return value is a Date.

Example

The return value of the following statement is 11/02/2008.

`FirstSundayOfMonth(ToDate("11/24/2008"))`

##### FirstSundayOfYear(Date a)

This function returns the first Sunday of the year.

Parameter

a - A Date value.

Return value

The return value is a Date.

Example

The return value of the following statement is 01/06/2008.

`FirstSundayOfYear(ToDate("11/24/2008"))`