[Lynne]

Try something more like this:

PHP Code:

$templater = vB_Template::create('tmplt_simpleWord'); 
$templateValues = $templater->render(); 
vB_Template::preRegister('header', array('templateValues' => $templateValues)); 


And then use {vb:raw templateValues} in the template.

Did you look in the file I told you to? You'll see the hook location parse_templates right above where the templates are rendered. Why not try that hook location?