GetString4Machine

Gets a global parameter of type String specified by name for the company/machine.

Compatibility

Available as of IDEA version 10.1

Syntax

GetString4Machine(paramName As String) As String

Parameters

paramName

Global parameter name

Return values

Value of String parameter.

If the parameter cannot be found, an error will be raised.

If a parameter with a specified name is present but has a type other than String, an error will be raised.

Example

Sub Main() 
	Dim mc As Object 
	Dim sc As Object 
	Dim parameterizer As Object 
	Dim stringValue As String 
	Dim boolValue As Boolean 
	Dim dateTimeValue As Date 
	Dim intValue As Integer 
	Dim floatValue As Double 
	Dim objValue As Object 
	Dim periodValue As Object 
	Dim formattedValue As String 
	Set mc = SmartContext.MacroCommands 
	Set sc = mc.SimpleCommands 
	Set parameterizer = mc.GlobalParameters 

	' Getting String value for audit folder 
	stringValue = parameterizer.GetString4AuditFolder("TestDataEx", "TypedStringVal") 

	' Getting Boolean value for project recursively 
	boolValue = parameterizer.GetBoolean4Project("TypedBooleanVal", True) 

	' Getting Date value for app workflow 
	Set dateTimeValue = parameterizer.GetDateTime4App("TypedDateTimeVal") 

	' Getting Integer value for audit folder recursively 
	intValue = parameterizer.GetInteger4AuditFolder("TestDataEx", "TypedIntegerVal", True) 

	' Getting Double value for company 
	floatValue = parameterizer.GetFloat4Machine("TypedFloatVal") 

	' Getting Object value for project 
	Set objValue = parameterizer.GetObject4Project("TypedObjectVal") 

	' Getting Period value for app workflow recursively 
	Set periodValue = parameterizer.GetPeriod4App("TypedPeriodVal", True) 
	formattedValue = sc.FormatString("{0:s}-{1:s}", periodValue.From, periodValue.To) 
End Sub

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