[Lynne]

So you do the query for the quote..

PHP Code:

$myquote = $db->query_first("SELECT quote, author FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "usml_quotesdb WHERE quoteid = '" . $somevar . "'"); 


Do a query_first and then you can use the variables directly...

PHP Code:

$newTemplate = vB_Template::create('quotetemplate);
    $newTemplate->register('myquote', $myquote);
$newTemplate->render(); 


Now in the quotetemplate, you may use:

{vb:raw myquote.quote}
{vb:raw myquote.author}

Is that what you were asking?