Subj : Re: user.adjust_minutes -- Not working..?
To   : Digital Man
From : Noisome Poison
Date : Fri Jun 19 2009 01:52 pm

 > user.adjust_minutes() is the correct function to call to add or subtract
 > minutes from the user's time bank. You need to understand that you cannot
 > subtract from the number of minutes that the user is given based on their
 > security level using this function. What this function/method does is add
 > or subtract from the user's "time bank", which normally has 0 minutes in.
 > And you cannot go less than 0. This time bank is automatically added to
 > their available time online.
 > 

I did not realize it was for the time bank.  I read the source to find out the
different commands I can use and I did not see in the help that it was to
remove from the time bank.  Thanks!

 > What you probably want to do instead is adjust the bbs.start_time property
 > (in seconds). The user's time online is based on their time per day, time
 > per call, minutes (time bank), the current time, and this start time value.
 > By adjusting the start time value you change their available time for the
 > current "call".
 > 
 >                                             digital man

Okay, excellent.  I did use the bbs.start_time property and it works.  

Thank you very much for the help.

Noisome

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