Vodes for Joomla 1.5

<? require_once('vodes_util.php'); 
//$my = & JFactory::getUser(); // <----- comment this line 
$uid = $my -> id; // in Joomla 1.0 $my is a gloabal variable so would get the id automatically.
$vode = new Vodes(); 
?>

<?php // no direct access
defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access'); ?>

<? require_once('vodes_util.php'); 
$my = & JFactory::getUser();
$uid = $my -> id;
$vode = new Vodes();
?>

<?php $vode->updateVodes($uid)?>
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