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BOS the beginning of the Variable's or VarType Time slot as a DateTime.

SYNTAX:

BOS(VarNum/VarType,Date,Format) 

VarNum/VarType:  If the field is numeric it is assumed to be a variable number, if it is text it is assumed to be a Variable Type. 

Date: The datetime that you want to find the start time for.   This field can be a string representing a valid date, i.e. "1/2/2004 13:15", a cell reference to a cell containing a date string, or a function that returns a date string.

Format: The date format for the result. 

EXAMPLES:

BOS("H","1/23/2008 13:22","mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm") - Returns "01/23/2008 13:00".  For an Hourly variable (specified by the ""H") with a time of 13:22 the slot is 13:00 thru 13:59:59.  

BOS(2,"1/23/2008 13:22","mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm") - Returns "01/23/2008 13:00".  For an Hourly variable (Variable number 2 is an hourly parameter) with a time of 13:22 the slot is 13:00 thru 13:59:59.  

Download Example Template: Help_BOS_EOS.ss3 (Click here for download instructions)

 

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