i found this
http://www.vbteam.info/how-to/32416-...variables.html
and also this works for me
add:
PHP Code:
vB_Template::preRegister('navbar',array('sotw_pic' => $sotw_pic));
to your global.php file and you can use
PHP Code:
{vb:raw sotw_pic}
anywhere in the navbar template in any file/page etc.. that calls on the navbar template
you dont need to edit a million files this way.