//if the user changes the output directory command factory will send this info to us in the output parameter
string outputDir = validParameter.validFile(parameters, "outputdir", false); if (outputDir == "not found") { outputDir = ""; }
//if the user changes the output directory command factory will send this info to us in the output parameter
string outputDir = validParameter.validFile(parameters, "outputdir", false); if (outputDir == "not found") { outputDir = ""; }