# this method views an existing address record
  def loadrubyscriptrecord
 
         require 'fileutils'
          currentscriptname = @a_rubyscriptfilename
	      
        begin # exception trapped block
       
       
	      fileName = $shellscript_directory + "/" + currentscriptname + ".rb"
        
	      fd = File.open(fileName,"r")
	      @a_rubyscriptrecord  =        fd.read
	      
        fd.close
        rescue SystemCallError, StandardError
            $stderr.print "system call error: " + $!
        end # exception rescue

  end