>I have only the standard VFP controls to use so I am trying to use the txtbox to allow only time entry. I am so far unsucessfull at doing so. Does anyone know how to code/set properties for this if it can be done?

Do you need time, or date and time? If date and time, just set the box's initial value to a datetime value, and VFP will take care of the formatting for you. If just time, well, that's a little trickier. You can set up a textbox with an input mask of "99:99:99", but then you are responsible for checking the validity of the value in the field's valid event.