From 4e7e35f4c5b816566580db136a9d17f29f5fde68 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nitin Netake <118507703+nnetake@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2024 14:23:26 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] reverting to original implementation (#4103)

---
 pyaedt/modules/PostProcessor.py | 13 ++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/pyaedt/modules/PostProcessor.py b/pyaedt/modules/PostProcessor.py
index 0d0f69261bf..e2229ec27e1 100644
--- a/pyaedt/modules/PostProcessor.py
+++ b/pyaedt/modules/PostProcessor.py
@@ -2350,10 +2350,17 @@ def get_scalar_field_value(
                 else:
                     variation_dict.append("0deg")
 
-        self.ofieldsreporter.ClcEval(solution, variation_dict)
-        value = self.ofieldsreporter.GetTopEntryValue(solution, variation_dict)
+        file_name = os.path.join(self._app.working_directory, generate_unique_name("temp_fld") + ".fld")
+        self.ofieldsreporter.CalculatorWrite(file_name, ["Solution:=", solution], variation_dict)
+        value = None
+        if os.path.exists(file_name) or settings.remote_rpc_session:
+            with open_file(file_name, "r") as f:
+                lines = f.readlines()
+                lines = [line.strip() for line in lines]
+                value = lines[-1]
+            os.remove(file_name)
         self.ofieldsreporter.CalcStack("clear")
-        return float(value[0])
+        return float(value)
 
     @pyaedt_function_handler()
     def export_field_file_on_grid(