text: the function to call system time in VB is \ntime()\nit will show you the exact time in 24Hr format. to get hour, minute, second separately use\n\nhour(time())\nminute(time())\nsecond(time()) \n\nto put the value in text box just follow the syntax\n<textboxname>.text = time() \nor whatever you wanna use..\nthen just use the value the time u r updating the database like any other variable value..\n best of luck...