if(output == null)output = "";
boolean writeable = true; // We need to convert access to a boolean
boolean readable = true; // Make an assumption of r/w
int itype = -1; // We need to convert the type to an int.
IRObject defaultO = null; // We need to convert the default into a Rules Engine Object.
writeable = access.toLowerCase().indexOf("w")>=0;
readable = access.toLowerCase().indexOf("r")>=0;
if(!writeable && !readable){
errorMsgs +="\nThe attribute "+attribute+" has to be either readable or writable\r\n";