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# MilliSecondOfTheDay

The **MilliSecondOfTheDay** function returns the number of milliseconds from the specified **TDateTime** value **AValue**, and 12:00 A.M. of the same day.

This could be a very large number.

**Declaration**: Function MilliSecondOfTheDay( const AValue : TDateTime) : Cardinal;

An example of its use.

```pascal
procedure ScriptEvent (var Value : variant);
var
  TheSec : cardinal;
begin
 //The number of milliseconds so far today ....
  TheSec := MilliSecondOfTheDay(Now);
  LogInfo('Number of milliseconds is ....' + InToStr(TheSec);
  LogInfo('');
end;
```