http://www.usanetcreations.com/dcforum/User_files/4a4cdfbb3e9bd32e.txt

FILE: foreach my $file (sort { $a <=> $b } @allfiles) {
$file =~ s/^$config{'basepath'}$key\///;
$file =~ s/\.dat$//;

if (my($title, $reserve, $inc, $desctitcolor, $desctitsize, $desctit, $desccolor, $descsize, $desc, $image1, $image2, $image3, $image4, $feature, $grabber, $dutch, $qty, $payment, $condition, $shipping, $relist, $relistcnt, $gallery, $buyit, $music, $usecounter, @bids) = read_item_file($key,$file)) {

my ($alias, $email, $bid, $time, $add1, $add2, $add3, $college, $class, $oqty, $soldqty) = &read_bid($bids[$#bids]);

my ($selleralias, $selleremail, $sellerbid, $sellertime, $selleradd1, $selleradd2, $selleradd3) = &read_bid($bids[0]);

my @firstbid = read_bid($bids[0]);

# EITHER:

if ($alias eq $firstbid[0]) {

# OR:

if ($alias eq $selleralias) {

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I have never seen this before to be used to do something as needed here:

if (($selleralias) && ($file)) {

Could be part of your problem. But because I found no similar routine for such does not mean it would not work anyway...

Homer

$firstbid[0])

is reprinted wrong.

Since I don't know how to write it so the Forum Script will not brek it again, I send it as Attachment.

Homer

http://www.usanetcreations.com/dcforum/User_files/4a4cfa3521263b6e.txt

my @firstbid = read_bid($bids[0]);

I found out where the problem was.

#-#### Start Sellers other Offers
($selleralias, $selleremail, $sellerbid, $sellertime, $selleradd1, $selleradd2, $selleradd3, $selleradd4, $sellerphone, $sellerage, $sellermembersince, $sellerppmember, $sellerppverified, $sellerip) = &read_bid($bids[0]); # read first bid

has to go on top just below the line:

#-#### Start Sellers other Offers

to produce the correct seller.
Please not that the Line has to be modified to match your Script. This is also the case with the lines inside of the info attached.

Homer