Open Staad - Output units for forces, moments and dimensions

Question

Hello, 
 while I am coding in VBA, I need to obtain the output units in Open Staad for forces, moments and dimensions (for example for beams internal forces). 
 I use the commands: 
 GetOutputUnitForSectDimension 
 GetOutputUnitForForce 
 GetOutputUnitForMoment 
 By the way, the result is a number and I do not know which is the related unit (m, mm, inch, ft, kN, kip, ...) 
 Does anyone know what these numbers mean? 
 
 Thank you in advance 
 Regards

Shreyanka Bhattacharjee · Answer

The correct syntax of the function is given below 
 Dim strOutputUnitForDisplacement As String Dim strOutputUnitForRotation As String Dim strOutputUnitForForce As String Dim strOutputUnitForMoment As String 
 objOpenSTAAD.Output.GetOutputUnitForDisplacement strOutputUnitForDisplacement objOpenSTAAD.Output.GetOutputUnitForRotation strOutputUnitForRotation objOpenSTAAD.Output.GetOutputUnitForForce strOutputUnitForForce objOpenSTAAD.Output.GetOutputUnitForMoment strOutputUnitForMoment 
 But these functions returns output unit used by the GUI as a string. 
 
 If you want the unit of the displacement for function GetNodeDisplacements or the unit of the force for function GetIntermediateMemberForcesAtDistance, then the unit are always in BASE UNIT of the structure. 
 So, function GetOutputUnitForDisplacement returns the unit used by the GUI and the unit of the displacement for function GetNodeDisplacements are in BASE UNIT of the structure.