getDir()

Get a directory par value from database.

Usage

dirVal = acs.getDir( par, path )

Parameters

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

Return Value

dicVal (string path of a directory)
The parameter value.

Errors

The path should be valid.

The parameter in the data base must be a String value.

Description

This routine returns a directory parameter from the data base. The parameter address is given by its node path and the par name. For example,
nodeEqn = ROOT + RS + 'EQUATION'
meshDir = acs.getDir( par = 'mesh_dir', path = nodeEqn )