# str EnvReadString(Settlement, str)

[Family: Global](/imperivm/en/CKS/familias/global/)

## Exact signature

```text
str EnvReadString(Settlement, str)
```

## Description

Builds a settlement-scoped environment path and returns the string obtained from the environment lookup helper.

## Parameters and return type

**Return type:** `str`

| Position | Type |
| --- | --- |
| 1 | `Settlement` |
| 2 | `str` |

## Other overloads

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- [`str EnvReadString(str)`](/imperivm/en/CKS/reference/api-da2c2759eaaed6/)
- [`str EnvReadString(Building, str)`](/imperivm/en/CKS/reference/api-8b6d9c3c75a882/)
- [`str EnvReadString(int, str)`](/imperivm/en/CKS/reference/api-c70e5120165fe3/)

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