Ok I know I am being stupid. I want to pull the topic start time and date to use in the thread pages. I had no problem reversing the topic lines to get the last post, but can't figure out how to call the FIRST line. The $stat_line doesn't give time and dates, just the amount of replies, the topic starter. I need to pull the time and date from the first reply line, but can only seem to reverse it.

$reversedpostarray[(@#reversedpostarray)-1] SHOULD be the first Z line in the thread, thus the first post. If not, then it's -2.

[ April 04, 2001: Message edited by: Charles Capps ]

Charles, how do I call the freaking thing, I keep getting syntax errors because of the #.

Try $# rather than @#.

CC - Tried that still no luck. Here's the code I am using, is this totally wrong, it has to be.

# get topic message
@firstpost = split(/||/, $reversedpostarray[($#reversedpostarray)-1]);
$fp_time = $firstpost[3];

I assume you're actually using the real array name, not reversedpostarray.

Okay...

my $counter = 0;
foreach(@reversedpostarray) { last if =~ /^Z||000000||/; $counter++; }

$reversedpostarray[$counter] is the first Z line, post 000000.

Yes I was using the actual array name I just posted that real fast as an example. Thanks man, that clears it up A LOT.

Man I give up on this, another damn syntax error.