hi,
thank you, but still small problem

if time2=13:38:37
   time1=13:18:34  i get it as -00:00:0
i think the result it must be as 00:20:03

another ex..
if time2=13:21:03
   time1=13:19:21  i get it like -00:01:4
i need it like 00:01:40

thanks to much,
m.qasem

>Because I changed the function on ghe fly i missed something:
>

>USE newdnc
>thisform.text9.value  = time()&& i a ctivate it at the begining run
>thisform.text13.value = time() && after seconds i activate it via command bottom1.
>thisform.text14.value = thisform.TIM(thisform.text13.value, thisform.text9.value)
>replace time1 with thisform.text9.value,;
>        time2 with thisform.text13.value,;
>        time3 with thisform.text14.value
>
>
>***** Method TIM of the form
>   LPARAMETERS nSecs, nSec2
>   LOCAL c_hours, c_min, c_znak, nLocSec
>   IF .NOT. TYPE("nSecs") $"CT" .OR.;
>      .NOT. TYPE("nSec2") $"CT" .OR.;
>      TYPE("nSecs") # TYPE("nSec2")
>      RETURN ""
>   ENDIF
>
>   IF TYPE("nSecs") == "C" && Time string
>      nLocSecs = VAL(LEFT(nSec2,2))*3600
>      nLocSecs = nLocSecs + VAL(SUBSTR(nSec2,4,2))*60+ VAL(SUBSTR(nSec2,7,2))
>      nLocSecs = nLocSecs - (VAL(LEFT(nSecs,2))*3600 ++ VAL(SUBSTR(nSecs,4,2))*60+ VAL(SUBSTR(nSecs,7,2)))
>   ELSE
>*** Suppose here You passed DateTime parameters
>      nLocSecs = nSec2 - nSecs
>   ENDIF
>
>   c_znak  = IIF(nLocSecs < 0, "-","")
>   nSecs   = ABS(nLocSecs)
>   c_hours = INT(nSecs/3600)
>   nSecs   = nSecs - (c_hours*3600)
>   c_hours = IIF(c_hours<10,"0","")+ALLTRIM(STR(c_hours,15))
>   c_min   = INT(nSecs/60)
>   nSecs   = nSecs - (c_min*60)
>   c_min   = IIF(c_min<10,"0","") + ALLTRIM(STR(c_min,15))
>   nSecs   = IIF(nSecs<10,"0","") + ALLTRIM(STR(nSecs,10))
>
>RETURN c_znak+c_hours+":"+c_min+":"+nSecs
>

>
>Function TIME() returns string so if You have to save this TIME All fields must be Character type, this function also returns a string