Hey guys I need a fresh set of eyes to look at this. I am missing something simple I guess. For some reason my obj_from_char call is having NULL ch a few times in the loop and screwing up my obj_to_obj call numbers. What the intent of this code was, is to bundle up crafted items that players do, so that I can have a player craft 20 odd things for a quest mob, and carry it as 1 object giving a bundle of 20 crafted things to the mob to activate the act_prog.

/* too many damn loops in one command just simplifing it hopefully - Vladaar */
short inventory_total(CHAR_DATA *ch)
{
OBJ_DATA *check;

short total = 0;

   for(check = ch->last_carrying; check; check = check->prev_content)
   {
     total++;
   }


  return total;
}



/* Allow players to bundle together up to 50 items of same vnum
for ease in carrying - Vladaar */
void do_bundle(CHAR_DATA *ch, char *argument )
{
  char                    arg1[MIL], arg2[MIL];
  OBJ_DATA                *obj, *check, *bundle;
  short                   number = 0;
  char                    buf[MSL];

    if(!ch)
    return;

  argument = one_argument(argument, arg1);
  if(arg1[0] == '\0')
  {
    send_to_char("Bundle how many what?\r\n", ch);
    return;
  }

  if(is_number(arg1))
  {
    number = atoi(arg1);
    if(number < 2)
    {
      send_to_char("There must be at least 2 items to bundle.\r\n", ch);
      return;
    }
  }
  else
  {
    send_to_char("Bundle how many what?\r\n", ch);
    return;
  }

  int jackpot = 0;

  argument = one_argument(argument, arg2);

  if((obj = get_obj_carry(ch, arg2)) == NULL)
  {
    send_to_char("You don't have any of those to bundle.\r\n", ch );
    return;
  }
     jackpot = obj->pIndexData->vnum;
     short count = 0;

// Check to see if player has correct number to bundle
  for(check = ch->last_carrying; check; check = check->prev_content)
  {

      if ( check->pIndexData->vnum == jackpot && count != number )
       {
          count++;
          bug( "%s: %d count %d number of %s with vnum %d found", __FUNCTION__, count, number, check->name, jackpot );
       }
  }

  if ( count < number )
  {
     bug( "%s: %d count less than %d number", __FUNCTION__, count, number );
    send_to_char("You don't have enough to bundle.\r\n", ch );
    return;
  }

bundle = create_object(get_obj_index(OBJ_VNUM_SHOPPING_BAG), 0);

    snprintf(buf, MSL, "bundle %s", obj->name);
    STRFREE(bundle->name);
    bundle->name = STRALLOC(buf);
    snprintf(buf, MSL, "a bundle of %d %s", number, obj->name);
    STRFREE(bundle->short_descr);
    bundle->short_descr = STRALLOC(buf);
    snprintf(buf, MSL, "A bundle of %d %s has been left here.", number, obj->name);
    STRFREE(bundle->description);
    bundle->description = STRALLOC(buf);
    bundle->value[0] = bundle->weight + (obj->weight * number);
   short count2 = 0;

   count2 = inventory_total(ch);
   bug( "%s: inventory_total %d count2", __FUNCTION__, count2 );

   count = 0;

  while ( count2 != -1 && count != number )
  {
   for(check = ch->last_carrying; check; check = check->prev_content)
   {
      if ( check->pIndexData->vnum == jackpot && count <= number )
       {
          if ( ch )
          count++;
          separate_obj(check);
          obj_from_char(check);
          obj_to_obj( check, bundle );
       }
   }
   count2--;
  }
          bug( "%s: %d count2 when %d number", __FUNCTION__, count2, number );

        obj_to_char(bundle, ch);
        xREMOVE_BIT(bundle->extra_flags, ITEM_GROUNDROT);
act(AT_ACTION, "You bundle up the $p wih leather lashings.", ch, obj, NULL, TO_CHAR);
act(AT_ACTION, "$n bundles up $p together with leather lashings.", ch, obj, NULL, TO_ROOM);
return;
}

Current Results of the code are
You are carrying:
[35548] a dragonic saddle bag
[41002] (Sharp) a pair of talons, legendary produced from meteor (11)

Vladaar::[30000/30000hp 2990/2990m 7411/7411mv] bundle 8 talons
Log: [*****] BUG: do_bundle: 1 count 8 number of talons with vnum 41002 found
Log: [*****] BUG: do_bundle: 2 count 8 number of talons with vnum 41002 found
Log: [*****] BUG: do_bundle: 3 count 8 number of talons with vnum 41002 found
Log: [*****] BUG: do_bundle: 4 count 8 number of talons with vnum 41002 found
Log: [*****] BUG: do_bundle: 5 count 8 number of talons with vnum 41002 found
Log: [*****] BUG: do_bundle: 6 count 8 number of talons with vnum 41002 found
Log: [*****] BUG: do_bundle: 7 count 8 number of talons with vnum 41002 found
Log: [*****] BUG: do_bundle: 8 count 8 number of talons with vnum 41002 found
Log: [*****] BUG: do_bundle: inventory_total 11 count2
Log: [*****] BUG: obj_from_char null ch for object a pair of talons, legendary produced from meteor.
Log: [*****] BUG: obj_from_char null ch for object a pair of talons, legendary produced from meteor.
Log: [*****] BUG: obj_from_char null ch for object a pair of talons, legendary produced from meteor.
Log: [*****] BUG: obj_from_char null ch for object a pair of talons, legendary produced from meteor.
Log: [*****] BUG: do_bundle: -1 count2 when 8 number
You bundle up the a pair of talons, legendary produced from meteor wih leather lashings.

Vladaar::[30000/30000hp 2990/2990m 7411/7411mv] i
You are carrying:
[35548] a dragonic saddle bag
[41002] (Sharp) a pair of talons, legendary produced from meteor (6)
[25] a bundle of 8 talons

Vladaar::[30000/30000hp 2990/2990m 7411/7411mv] l in bundle
A bundle of 8 talons contains:
[41002] (Sharp) a pair of talons, legendary produced from meteor (5)

Try this:

  OBJ_DATA *check_prev;
  while ( count2 != -1 && count != number )
  {
   for(check = ch->last_carrying; check; check = check_prev)
   {
      check_prev = check->prev_content;
      if ( check->pIndexData->vnum == jackpot && count < number )
       {
          if ( ch )
          count++;
          separate_obj(check);
          obj_from_char(check);
          obj_to_obj( check, bundle );
       }
   }
   count2--;
  }

Leia that solved the problem with it not putting the proper amount in the bundle, but now my total_inventory is jacked up.

This is my current working total_inventory function

short inventory_total(CHAR_DATA *ch)
{
    OBJ_DATA               *findobj, *findobj_next;
    short                   total = 0;

    for(findobj = ch->first_carrying; findobj != NULL; findobj = findobj_next)
    {
      findobj_next = findobj->next_content;
      total++;
    }

  bug( "%s total %d", __FUNCTION__, total );
  return total;
}

However, my results are coming up almost half total of what I actually have in my inventory.
Vladaar::[30000/30000hp 2990/2990m 7123/7411mv] i
You are carrying:
[35548] a dragonic saddle bag
[41002] (Sharp) a pair of talons, legendary produced from meteor (33)

Vladaar::[30000/30000hp 2990/2990m 7123/7411mv] save

Vladaar::[30000/30000hp 2990/2990m 7123/7411mv] bundle 19 meteor
You don't have any of those to bundle.

Vladaar::[30000/30000hp 2990/2990m 7359/7411mv] bundle 19 talons
Log: [*****] BUG: inventory_total total 17
Log: [*****] BUG: do_bundle: 16 count less than 19 number
You don't have enough to bundle.

A matter of fact it is exactly 1/2 number I actually have in inventory. If I do total *=2 before the return, the function works perfectly, but why in the world would I have to do that? LoL, it's crazy.

Your mud "groups objects" with the group_object() function?
If so, it's counting only the objects that have different affects.

short inventory_total(CHAR_DATA *ch)
{
    OBJ_DATA               *findobj, *findobj_next;
    short                   total = 0;

    for(findobj = ch->first_carrying; findobj != NULL; findobj = findobj_next)
    {
      findobj_next = findobj->next_content;
      total += findobj->count;   <-------------------- That should solve it.
    }

  bug( "%s total %d", __FUNCTION__, total );
  return total;
}

If this is the problem, the code isn't considering it in the do_bundle() function either.

That's got to be it. Thanks!

I put a split_obj call in the loop for total_inventory and solved the issue. Thanks for pointing out the group_obj thing.