you and me both. ill keep looking and let you know if i see anything.

thanks again.

[edit] a few hours later ...

anyway, turns out that uc_roles isn't assigning the role upon completion of the sale through the TEST gateway of ubercart. BUT when i use the paypal sandbox and complete a sale, the role is assigned. so, i should just disable the test gateway for the meantime and use paypal's sandbox.

hehehe! i dont know why i am so happy to have it partly figured it out. but its not completely solved just yet. it just moved issues. now, why isn't it working for the test gateway? *scratches head* ill try to figure that one out when i get this project out of the way. im excited to get this one out.