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I was able to figure out a workaround for my problem but I guess I just wanted to know what was causing the problem in the first place.

A little background. I am build a site that use VZ Member to link a member to an entry. I want to offer a single URL that every user can go to and see their related entry. So I have created a template account_details and I have the following template code

{exp:channel:entries channel="account_details" limit="1" dynamic="no" search:vz_member_field="={member_id}"}

which outputted nothing. I also tried logged_in_member_id with the same results. I ended up creating an embed and having the {member_id} passed to the embed which also had the same results. Finally from a suggestion of another user I used the following code

{embed="embed/.account_details" mem_id="{exp:member:custom_profile_data}{member_id}{/exp:member:custom_profile_data}"}
<!-- Embed Template -->
{exp:channel:entries channel="account_details" limit="1" dynamic="no" search:vz_member_field="={embed:mem_id}"}

I was wondering if anyone could chime in with what might of been causing the problem so that I can make sure I don’t make similar mistakes in the future. Thanks.

What about PHP enabled on input:

{exp:channel:entries channel="account_details" limit="1" dynamic="no" search:vz_member_field="=<?php echo $this->EE->session->userdata('member_id'); ?>"}

Rob that would work. I am already using PHP on output though in this particular template.

I am assuming that my problem with just adding {member_id} is because of EE’s parsing order but I just wanted to make sure that was the isssue.

Yes, it’s a parse order issue. Rob’s approach (thanks for stepping in!) would be the one to make it work.