[sailnet]

thanks - but I don't think so....unless I'm really missing something here:

here's the standard code - I did not change the original condition in the if statement with the ANDS, I just spread it out to make it more readable.

PHP Code:

        if ($vbulletin->options['apboupc_global_enable'] AND ($vbulletin->options['apboupc_pm_amount']>0) AND (THIS_SCRIPT=='private'))
        {
            if (($vbulletin->options['apboupc_pm_amount'] !='0') AND ($vbulletin->options['apboupc_pm_amount'] > $vbulletin->userinfo[posts]) AND (!is_member_of($vbulletin->userinfo, split(',', $vbulletin->options['apboupc_pm_excludedgroups']))))
            {
                $apboupc_pmsnote = construct_phrase($vbphrase['apboupc_pm_note'], $vbulletin->options['apboupc_pm_amount']);
                $vbulletin->templatecache['pm_newpm'] = str_replace('$vbphrase[separate_multiple_names]', '$vbphrase[separate_multiple_names]<br /><br />$apboupc_pmsnote', $vbulletin->templatecache['pm_newpm']);
            }
        } 


and here's my modded code:

PHP Code:

if ($vbulletin->options['apboupc_global_enable'] AND ($vbulletin->options['apboupc_pm_amount']>0) AND (THIS_SCRIPT=='private'))
{
    $min_days = 7;
    $days_registered = floor((TIMENOW - $vbulletin->userinfo['joindate']) / 86400);
    if (  ($vbulletin->options['apboupc_pm_amount'] !='0') AND 
          ($vbulletin->options['apboupc_pm_amount'] > $vbulletin->userinfo[posts]) AND  
          (!is_member_of($vbulletin->userinfo, split(',', $vbulletin->options['apboupc_pm_excludedgroups']))) 
       )  
    or ($days_registered <= $min_days) 
    {
        $apboupc_pmsnote = construct_phrase($vbphrase['apboupc_pm_note'], $vbulletin->options['apboupc_pm_amount']);
        $vbulletin->templatecache['pm_newpm'] = str_replace('$vbphrase[separate_multiple_names]', '$vbphrase[separate_multiple_names]<br /><br />$apboupc_pmsnote', $vbulletin->templatecache['pm_newpm']);
    }
} 


you wrote: Edit: except one other thing...if you were to set $vbulletin->options['apboupc_pm_amount'] option to 0 it wouldn't kick in even if they days registered was too low.

you are correct - I have it set to 15 and I'm the only person who touches the admin panel so this is not a concern of mine.

ps: thank you for you help thus far - it is much appreciated.