Thread info variable help

[MoMan]

I have a plugin in threadbit_display with the following code:

$threadcreated = vbdate('M dS Y', $thread[dateline], true);

The variable is then placed in the threadbit template.

My problem is this: the variable properly shows the date in forumdisplay, but during searches, it is empty. Does anyone know why or have a fix?

Thanks!