[Lynne]

I'm not sure of exactly what you want, but maybe this is kinda it:

PHP Code:

$count = 0;
while($top_poster = $db->fetch_array($top_posters)){
$count++;
      eval('$top_stats[\'adv_portal_topcredits_bit\'] .= "' . fetch_template('adv_portal_topcredits_bit') . '";');
    } 


Then you can use $count in your template.