Global start variable not available in postbit template

[mferguson]

Some background....
As I try to make my various sites run on the same versions of vBulletin I often set up variables in a Global Start plugin. With this variables I can turn on/off features across the site depending on whether it is needed.

The issue I'm seeing...
I added a new variable into the Global Start plug-in I've been using and use a conditional in the postbit template to control whether a link is presented to the user or not. If enabled the link would be visible with each person's post. Unfortunately it does not appear that the template "sees" or has access to these variables. Is this a bug or something that was intended? It appears that various other templates in vbulleting do have access to these.

Thanks for any assistance you can provide!

Mark

[Zachery]

Whats the code you are using, and how are you trying to make sue of it in the postbit template.

[mferguson]

The site-wide variables are set in the plug-in manager as DTO Global Variables and is using the global_start hook. The plug-in is set to active.

$dto_gallery_photopost = TRUE; // Flag denoting that gallery in use is Photopost

$dto_gallery_vbgallery = FALSE; // Flag denoting if gallery in use is vba Gallery

In the postbit template I added the following immediately after the Yahoo icon positioning in the post header.

<if condition="$dto_gallery_photopost">
<a href="/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=$post[userid]">Gallery</a>
<else />
  <if condition="$dto_gallery_vbgallery">
  <a href="/gallery/browseimages.php?c=500&userid=$post[userid]">Gallery</a>
  </if>
</if>

[Zachery]

$GLOBAL['dto_gallery_photopost']

Try that same for the vbgallery one

[mferguson]

This didn't appear to work either. The code in the template now looks like the following:

<if condition="$GLOBAL['dto_gallery_photopost']">
<a href="/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=$post[userid]">Gallery</a>
<else />
  <if condition="$GLOBAL['dto_gallery_vbgallery']">
  <a href="/gallery/browseimages.php?c=500&userid=$post[userid]">Gallery</a>
  </if>
</if>

[Freddie Bingham]

Try $GLOBALS

[mferguson]

That did the trick. Just to close here is the final code that worked:

<if condition="$GLOBALS['dto_gallery_photopost']">
<a href="/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=$post[userid]">Gallery</a>
<else />
  Blah
  <if condition="$GLOBALS['dto_gallery_vbgallery']">
  <a href="/gallery/browseimages.php?c=500&userid=$post[userid]">Gallery</a>
  </if>
</if>

Many thanks for the assistance!

Mark

[Zachery]

Try $GLOBALS

I always get confused when it comes to $GLOBAL and $GLOBALS