Subject Re: time() funtion From Mervyn Bick <invalid@invalid.invalid> Date Sun, 24 Jul 2022 12:34:40 +0200 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started On 2022/07/24 11:24, Mustansir Ghor wrote: > Dear All > > Can time() function be compared with arithmetic operators as time value? > > Best Regards > Mustansir Yes, but ..... :-( Time() returns the system time as a character string. If the computer returns time in 24h format then  '11:01:10' < '13:01:20' returns true. If the computer returns time in 12h format then '11:01:10 AM' < '01:01:20 PM' returns false. It depends on what you are doing but ctot() will covert the character string returned by time() to a time value. Both ctot('11:01:10') < ctot('13:01:20') and ctot('11:01:10 AM') < ctot(01:01:20 PM') will return true irrespective of whether the computer returns time in 12h or 24h format. Mervyn.