# this method views an existing  record
  def rwdgutenloadbookrecord
 
         require 'fileutils'
        @a_gutenbergdatapath =       ""
         @a_gutenbergdatainfo =        ""
          @a_gutenbergdatalocation =     ""
           @a_gutenbergdatalines =        ""
            @a_gutenbergdataspeed =        ""
	   	       @a_gutenbergdatacomments =      ""
	      
	      
        begin # exception trapped block
       
       
	      tmpfileName =  @a_viewgutenberg + ".gut"
        fileName = File.join($rwdgutenberg_directory,tmpfileName)
	      fd = File.open(fileName,"r")
	      @a_gutenbergdatapath =        fd.readline.chomp
         @a_gutenbergdatainfo =        fd.readline.chomp
          @a_gutenbergdatalocation =        fd.readline.chomp
           @a_gutenbergdatalines =        fd.readline.chomp
            @a_gutenbergdataspeed =        fd.readline.chomp
	   	       @a_gutenbergdatacomments =        fd.readline.chomp
	      
        fd.close
        rescue SystemCallError, StandardError
            $stderr.print "system call error: " + $!
        end # exception rescue

  end