def getDBvar( dbid, varname )
      @dbid, @varname = dbid, varname
      
      xmlRequestData = toXML( :varname, @varname )
      
      sendRequest( :getDBvar, xmlRequestData )
      
      @value = getResponseValue( :value )
      
      return self if @chainAPIcalls
      @value
    end
def getDBvar( dbid, varname )
      @dbid, @varname = dbid, varname
      
      xmlRequestData = toXML( :varname, @varname )
      
      sendRequest( :getDBvar, xmlRequestData )
      
      @value = getResponseValue( :value )
      
      return self if @chainAPIcalls
      @value
    end
API_GetDBVar