Can u advise me on {1} in a phrase?

[b6gm6n]

Hi..

I've made a simple plugin which calcs the amount of pictures in my gallery, using : $totalphotos : i can use this in a template or a php file and the total number shows, but in a phrase i don't understand how to implement it

I'd like to use "I have {1} photos" in a phrase, but how do i set this up? i've added a custom phrase "<phrase 1="$totolphotos">$vbphrase[phottot]</phrase>" but i cannot call is or use it...i dunno, i keep seeing "i have fag.php photos" or whatever...please advise, cheers

-b6