getRef()

Get a ref par value from database.

Usage

refVal = acs.getRef( par, path )

Parameters

par (string)
The parameter name.
path (string)
Data base path of the par.

Return Value

refVal (string)
The parameter value.

Errors

The path should be valid.

The parameter in the data base must be a String.

Description

This routine returns a ref parameter from the data base. The parameter address is given by its node path and the par name. For example,
nodeElm = ROOT + RS +'Model'+ RS +'Volumes'+ RS +'impeller' + RS + 'ELEMENT_SET'
matName = acs.getRef( 'material_model', nodeElm )