>hi there, can somebody please help me how to get the server time? rather than creating a file and then getting its attributes? is there an easier way, btw? any bad impact with the creating of file thing? thanks in advance.

What is wrong with creating a file? VFP is a file based system and it wouldn't harm if you create and erase one. If you are using another backend like SQL server then youu can ask time to backend server. At least file creation is what has always worked for me flawlessly.
Cetin