SQL DATEPART(dw,date) need monday = 1 and sunday = 7

Question

I have a Query where I get the WeekDay of a date but by default:

• Sunday = 1

• Moday = 2

• etc.

Answer 1

You can use a formula like:

(weekday + 5) % 7 + 1

If you decide to use this, it would be worth running through some examples to convince yourself that it actually does what you want.

addition: for not to be affected by the DATEFIRST variable (it could be set to any value between 1 and 7) the real formula is :

(weekday  + @@DATEFIRST + 5) % 7 + 1