hi all, maybe it's just a stupid newbie question, but i'm a bit confused by boosts timed locks ... they're using a time, that's based on the timeval struct on posix systems ... what's the difference between this and ptime from the date_time library? ptime can be used with a clock with microsecond granularity, too ... in any case, how do i convert times from ptime to xtime? thanks in advance ... tim -- mailto:TimBlechmann@gmx.de ICQ: 96771783 http://www.mokabar.tk Every word is like an unnecessary stain on silence and nothingness Samuel Beckett