How to Display Months of the Year Using AMPScript

If you need to display the months of the year in your email or landing page using AMPScript, you can use the BuildRowsetFromString function.

This function creates an array of month names and then loops through the array to display each month name.

You can learn more about the function at the AMPScript Guide.

How to Display Months of the Year Using AMPScript

Step 1: Define the Month Names

The first step is to define the month names as a comma-separated string.

You can use the full month name, abbreviated month name, or any other format that suits your needs.

%%[
   set @months = "January,February,March,April,May,June,
July,August,September,October,November,December"
]%%

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Step 2: Create an Array of Month Names

Next, use the BuildRowsetFromString function to create an array of month names from the string.

The BuildRowsetFromString function takes two arguments: the string to convert and the delimiter that separates each element in the string.

In this case, the delimiter is a comma.

%%[
   set @months = "January,February,March,April,May,June,
July,August,September,October,November,December"
   set @monthArray = BuildRowsetFromString(@months, ",")
]%%

Step 3: Loop Through the Array and Display Each Month’s Name

Finally, use a for loop to iterate over each row in the @monthArray variable and retrieve the month name using the Field function.

You can then display the month name using the v() function.

This will display each month’s name on a new line, separated by <br> tags.

%%[   for @i = 1 to RowCount(@monthArray) do      
      set @monthName = Field(Row(@monthArray, @i), 1)]%%
      %%=v(@monthName)=%%<br>
   %%[ next @i ]%%
]%%

Full AMPScript Code

And that’s it!

With these simple steps, you can display the months of the year using AMPScript in your email or landing page.

This approach is flexible, easy to maintain, and can be customized to suit your specific needs.

%%[
   var @months, @monthName
   
   set @months = "January,February,March,April,May,June,
July,August,September,October,November,December"
   set @monthArray = BuildRowsetFromString(@months, ",")
   
   for @i = 1 to RowCount(@monthArray) do
      set @monthName = Field(Row(@monthArray, @i), 1)
      ]%%
      %%=v(@monthName)=%%<br>
   %%[ next @i ]%%

Results

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December