Fetch Template in Plugin

[dfc005]

Is it possible to fetch a template in a plugin and then output the template?

I'm trying to do it and it doesn't seem to work for me.....

[vbplusme]

eval('$YourTemplate = "' . fetch_template('YourTemplate') . '";');

Place $YourTemplate where you want it to display and it should dump the contents of that template.

How did you define the template? What hook to use?

[dfc005]

OK, that does seem to almost work. I'm sure I'd tried it numerous times and it didn't work. I'm using the global_start hook as I'm trying to add the template copy to custom header. This is my template I'm fetching....

<if condition="$show['notifications']">
    <b><a href="{$channel_fix}usercp.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[your_notifications]:</a> $notifications_total</b>
    <script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript/vbulletin_notifications_nopopups.js?v=$vboptions[simpleversion]"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript"> vBulletin.register_control("vB_Notifications_NoPopups", "notifications");  </script>
<else />
    <b><a href="{$channel_fix}private.php$session[sessionurl_q]">Private Messages</a>: $vbphrase[unread_x_nav_compiled], $vbphrase[total_x_nav_compiled].</b>
</if>

Only problem is the $vbphrase part doesn't seem to work....

--------------- Added [DATE]1234238099[/DATE] at [TIME]1234238099[/TIME] ---------------

OK, used parse_templates hook instead and it's all good. Cheers!

[Dismounted]

As you've found out, the phrase variable does not exist at global_start yet.