subroutine get_scalar_from_lala_character(varname,out,ierr)
character(len=*),intent(in) :: varname
character(len=:),allocatable,intent(out) :: out
doubleprecision,allocatable :: double(:,:)
integer,intent(out) :: ierr
integer :: i,j,k
call get_double_from_lala(varname,double,type=0,ierr=ierr)
if(ierr.ne.0)return
if(allocated(out))deallocate(out)
allocate(character(len=size(double)) :: out)
k=0
do i=1,size(double,dim=1)
do j=1,size(double,dim=2)
k=k+1
out(k:k)=achar(nint(double(i,j)))
enddo
enddo
end subroutine get_scalar_from_lala_character