is it posible to use $vbphrase in a plugin

[ageurtse]

is it possible to use $vbphrase['myphrase'] in a plugin.

i generate a table in my plugin and now i wish to use $vbphrase in this table.

[Lynne]

Yeah, usually. Try it and see?

[ageurtse]

i tried it but it did not work

i did this

$output .= "some text".$vbphrase['somephrase']

some text is displayed, the phrase not.

when i put the phrase in a template it is working.

i also tryed putting {vb:rawphrase AJGattach_Totalpage} in my output, but that is only displayed as a string

[Lynne]

I can't help unless I know exactly where you are putting this code.

[ageurtse]

ahhh oke, here is a peace of code

PHP Code:

function prepare_output($id = '', $options = array())
{
            
global $maxcolum, $maxrow, $maxwidth, $maxheight, $page, $vbulletin, $attachmentinfo;

$colum = 0;
$forumids= null;
$output = $pagenav;
$output .= "<br><br>". $vbphrase['AJGattach_Totalpage'] ."".$totalattachments. "<br><table border=1>";         
------------------- look above here is vbphrase -------------<- this line is not in the plugin ->-------------------------
        
         
while ($post = mysql_fetch_array($attachments))
{
if ($colum == 0) {$output .= "<TR>";}
        
$attachinfo = fetch_attachment_info($this->profile->userinfo['userid'],$post['attachmentid'], 1);
if ($attachinfo[2] != 1){
$prefix = "width=".($maxwidth-25);} else 
{ $prefix = "height=".($maxheight-25);}
                    
$output .= "<td width=".$maxwidth." height=".$maxheight."><center><a target=blank href=attachment.php?attachmentid=".$post['attachmentid']."/>
<img border=0 src=attachment.php?attachmentid=".$post['attachmentid']."&thumb=1 ".$prefix."/>
</a></center></td>" ;
        
$colum = $colum + 1;
if ($colum == $maxcolum){ 
$colum = 0; 
$output .= "</tr><tr>";
}
}
$output .= "</table>";
$this->block_data['mymodification'] = $output;
}
} 


[Lynne]

You still aren't telling me *where* you are putting this code. Different hook locations require different things done in order to get variables to work.

[ageurtse]

the hook location is member_build_blocks_start

[Lynne]

You can try making $vbphrase global.

[Frank T]

I'm having the same exact problem. I'm using 'postbit_display_complete' hook. $vbphrase['forum'] returns a correct phrase, but $vbphrase['infractionlevel8_title'] returns an empty phrase -- even though it is defined in the phrase manager.

Fixed by calling fetch_phrase_group('infractionlevel');