>Ed,
>
>The PAD() functions will directly do the work you are using str() and alltrim() for in your version.
>
Thanks, I didn't realize that PADL() worked with numerics.

>>

>>LPARAMETER nElapsedSecs
>>LOCAL dRefPoint, cReturnString
>>dRefPoint = DTOT(DATE() ) + nElapsedSecs
>>cReturnString = PADL(ALLTRIM(STR(HOUR(dRefPoint),2)),2,'0') + ':' + ;
>>                          PADL(ALLTRIM(STR(MINUTE(dRefPoint),2)),2,'0') + ':' + ;
>>                          PADL(ALLTRIM(STR(SEC(dRefPoint),2)),2,'0')
>>RETURN cReturnString
>>

>>
>>You can get the number of days with TTOD(dRefPoint) - DATE(). You can speed it up slightly by using a date constant in place of DATE().