getStr()

Get a string par value from the database.

Usage

strVal = acs.getStr( par, path )

Parameters

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

Return Value

strVal (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 string parameter from the data base. The parameter address is given by its node path and the par name. For example,
nodeGlbMshAtt = ROOT + RS + 'GLOBAL_MESH_ATTRIBUTES'
smootCrt = acs.getStr( par = 'SmoothCriteria', path = nodeGlbMshAtt )