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Originally Posted by itsjustcarlos

Greetings All,

Hoping this is an easy question.

I'm trying to drop a Zopim Chat Window on our vBulletin instance. Zopim has the ability to have the email,name and another piece passed via javascript into it. How do I get those fields from Vb in Javascript?

This is typically done by writing a piece of inline JavaScript with the necessary vbulletin variables so they are available to JavaScript. If you look at the vbulletin "headinclude" template, you will see an example of this technique.

A portion of the inline JavaScript in the "headinclude" template.

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
    var SESSIONURL = "{vb:raw session.sessionurl_js}";
    var SECURITYTOKEN = "{vb:raw bbuserinfo.securitytoken}";
    var BBURL = "{vb:raw vboptions.bburl}";
    var LOGGEDIN = {vb:raw bbuserinfo.userid} > 0 ? true : false;
    var RELPATH = "{vb:raw relpath}";
    var USER_STYLEID = "{vb:raw bbuserinfo.realstyleid}":
    var MOBILE_STYLEID = "{vb:raw vboptions.mobilestyleid_basic}";
    var MOBILE_STYLEID_ADV = "{vb:raw vboptions.mobilestyleid_advanced}";
    var USER_DEFAULT_STYLE_TYPE = "{vb:raw user_default_style_type}";
// -->
</script>

You would want to do something similar for your chat system. Sorry, I am not familiar with the chat system you are using. This is just an example how vbulletin variables can be embedded in JavaScript. In this method they would be available to JavaScript's global scope.

Also, is there a doc somewhere that shows how to reference other stuff in Vb?

You would have to be more specific in your question here, but in general check out the 'ARTICLE' section here on vbulletin.org. Do not limit yourself to just vbulletin4 articles, many of the vbulletin3 articles are just as relevant.

I know you are seeking general information right now, I can be more helpful if you require specifics.