Search for users and posts within defined date range

[Promoking]

Wish I knew this forum was here previously!!!

Ok... I need the ability to run a search query specified by a date range that returns individual users/posters and the number of posts each user made within the specified date range.

Ideally the search results would return a list of users that posted during the time frame and also display the number of posts each of those individual users posted during the same time frame. Preferably listing the users in order from most post made to least posts made... again during the specified date range when the search query was initiated.

Obviously there would need to be a "field" where we can add the start and end date ranges.

This would be particularily useful for determining the winners of contests such as forum posting incentives/events, etc...

Please help - needed fast/asap!

Cheers

-Brian