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# SecondOfTheHour

The **SecondOfTheHour** function returns the number of seconds between the specified **TDateTime** value **AValue**, and the beginning of the same hour.

**Declaration**: Function SecondOfTheHour( const AValue : TDateTime) : Word;

An example of its use.

```pascal
procedure ScriptEvent (var Value : variant);
var
  TheSec : word;
begin
  TheSec := SecondOfTheHour(Now);
  LogInfo('Number of seconds is ' + IntToStr(TheSec));
  LogInfo('');
end;
```