when i want to enter the system date from the VB.NET interface through 'Today.Date.Date' ...... DateTime.Now.ToString("REPLACE THIS WITH THE BELOW ALPHABET"); /** Output. * * d :08/17/2000 * D :Thursday, August 17, 2000 * f :Thursday, August 17, 2000 16:32 * F :Thursday, August 17, 2000 16:32:32 * g :08/17/2000 16:32 * G :08/17/2000 16:32:32 * m :August 17 * r :Thu, 17 Aug 2000 23:32:32 GMT * s :2000-08-17T16:32:32 * t :16:32 * T :16:32:32 * u :2000-08-17 23:32:32Z * U :Thursday, August 17, 2000 23:32:32 * y :August, 2000 * dddd, MMMM dd yyyy :Thursday, August 17 2000 * ddd, MMM d "'"yy :Thu, Aug 17 '00 * dddd, MMMM dd :Thursday, August 17 * M/yy :8/00 * dd-MM-yy :17-08-00 */ } 2) how can u use a timer ?? for eg. suppose i want one label to show up for sometime.. then after sometime(from the time this label is visible)..... Use the TimeSpan method. As far as I can recall the Timer instance also accepts the TimeSpan and the callback delegate which I believe is going to be your label. 3)and also how can i use the values retrived on the interface on one another form ? ............ Have you tried session, application, cache variables.... ---------- user9 A student knows little about a lot. A professor knows a lot about little. I know everything about nothing.