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   DATE

Description:
   Determines the day of week (Monday, Tuesday, etc.) for the first day of the month within the specified date

Parameters:

1. date (DateTime, required)
          A date
   
   

Returns:
       String

Requires:
       

Sample Use:
       

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function FirstDayInMonth(date){
	var offset = 0;
	var loop = 0;
	for (loop = 1; loop lt Month(date); loop = IncrementValue(loop))offset = offset+DaysInMonth(CreateDate(Year(date),loop,1));
	return FirstDayOfMonth(date)-offset+DayOfWeek(CreateDate(Year(date),Month(date),1))-1;
};
// http://www.programmers.org/index.php/coldfusion-udf-library/?ckey=5&function=FirstDayInMonth

function FirstDayInMonth(date){ var offset = 0; var loop = 0; for (loop = 1; loop lt Month(date); loop = IncrementValue(loop))offset = offset+DaysInMonth(CreateDate(Year(date),loop,1)); return FirstDayOfMonth(date)-offset+DayOfWeek(CreateDate(Year(date),Month(date),1))-1; }; // http://www.programmers.org/index.php/coldfusion-udf-library/?ckey=5&function=FirstDayInMonth