okay this is what i have now...

Code:
 
on *:sockread:movieinfo1:{ 
  if ($sockerr > 0) return
  ;var %tmptxt
  :next
  sockread -f %tmptxt
  if ($sockbr == 0) return
  ;  if (Location: isin %tmptxt) { 
  ;   set %movieinfolink2 $remove(%tmptxt,Location: http://www.imdb.com) 
  ;    sockopen movieinfo2 www.imdb.com 80 
  ; } 
  if (<p><b>Popular Titles</b> isin %tmptxt) {
    echo -a $htmlconv(%tmptxt)
    sockclose movieinfo1
  }
  goto next
}

trying it without the first condition... but with this code, i get one match and then an error saying /sockread: socket unavailable.. so, now i'm at a loss.... anyone have any further suggestrions?....

thanks in advance again.......