Mark,

How will this work when it is called with tnWaitTime=5 and the current time is 11:59:57pm???

>You have practically eliminated most, if not all, very good options. Is the following not an option?
>
>lparameter tnWaitTime
>if vartype(tnWaitTime) <> "N" or tnWaitTime < 1
> tnWaitTime = 5
>local lnStart
>lnStart = seconds()
>do while seconds() < lnStart + tnWaitTime
>enddo
>return .t.
>
>>sometimes I need a code snippet to WAIT(5) , perhaps for a modem ot connect, etc.

Regards,