for (my $i = $#bids; $i > 1; $i = 1) {
       my ($alias, $email, $bid, $time, $add1, $add2, $add3) = &read_b
+id($bids[$i]);
$time = sort ({ int $a <=> int $b } $time);

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The above code makes no sense to me. In the first line above, the $i = 1 at the end of the for loop makes the "loop" pointless because it processes at most one element, namely the last item in the array. In the last line above, sorting a scalar is similarly pointless because you are sorting just one item.

I am assuming you are very new to Perl. I suggest you start by reading the book Learning Perl and having a look around learn.perl.org.

Oh, and always start your scripts with: 

use strict;

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In reply to Re: everyauction script error bidding errors by eyepopslikeamosquito
in thread everyauction script error bidding errors by simonwilliams

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