Problem adding and using global vars of my own

[raztrip]

Hi,

I'm using vB 3.6.8 patch level 2.

I want to add variables for use in any and all templates. To do so, I've created a mytxtfile.txt file with the desired content (in HTML), and added the following lines at the end of global.php:

$mytxtfile = 'mytxtfile.txt';
$mycontent = file_get_contents($mytxtfile);

Then, I added $mycontent inside templates, by writing $mycontent in the template editor.

The problem is that this works with some templates, but not with others. For example, it worked with navbar and with a new template I made, but not with postbit.

1. Why?

2. Is there a better way to do this?

3. Where are custom templates (like the new one I made) stored?

Any help will be appreciated,

Thank you,

R.