def getParam(self, key):
cur = self._conn.cursor()<EOL>cur.execute("<STR_LIT>", key)<EOL>row = cur.fetchone()<EOL>return int(row[<NUM_LIT:1>])<EOL>
Returns value of Run-time Database Parameter 'key'.

        @param key: Run-time parameter name.
        @return:    Run-time parameter value.