Try this:
Dim dtMeeting As Date
Dim strDay As String
dtMeeting = "25/10/2006"
strDay = Format$(dtMeeting, "dddd")

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP
> Please can anyone tell me if there is a way of obtaining the day of the week
> from a date
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> Thanks
> Stephen
Stefan Blom - 25 Oct 2006 08:44 GMT
Correction: It is best to assign the date value as a date literal. For
example:
dtMeeting = #10/25/2006#
See more about date literals in VBA Help.

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP
> Try this:
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Stephen English - 25 Oct 2006 08:51 GMT
Hi Stefan
Thank you for such a quick reply. I was just having a mental block!
Kind regards
Stephen
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Stefan Blom - 25 Oct 2006 09:09 GMT
You are welcome.

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP
> Hi Stefan
> Thank you for such a quick reply. I was just having a mental block!
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> > > Thanks
> > > Stephen