Part attributes in a Journal

[MSPBenson]

I'm trying to write a journal that manipulates part attributes.
I can easily write to an attribute by recording the journal and editing the code created but am having difficulty understanding how to ask for information on a current attribute and assign it to a variable.
I've been looking through the UG help but it's slow going.
Any help would be much appreciated.

Cheers

Mark Benson
CAD Support Engineer