# this method views an existing record
  def loadeventrecord
 
         require 'fileutils'
        @a_eventfilename = $currenteventtext
	      
        begin # exception trapped block
       
       
	      fileName = $rwdschedule_directory + "/" + $currenteventtext + ".sch"
        
	      fd = File.open(fileName,"r")
	      eventdatetime =        fd.readline.chomp
	      
      @a_eventyear = eventdatetime.slice(0..3)
       @a_eventmonth  = eventdatetime.slice(4..5)
        @a_eventday     = eventdatetime.slice(6..7)
        @a_eventbeginhour =  eventdatetime.slice(9..10)
        @a_eventbeginminute  =  eventdatetime.slice(11..12)
      eventdatetime2 =        fd.readline.chomp
        
          @a_eventendhour =  eventdatetime2.slice(9..10)
        @a_eventendminute  =  eventdatetime.slice(11..12)
            @a_eventsummary =  fd.readline.chomp
            @a_eventdescription =  fd.readline.chomp
            @a_eventlocation  =  fd.readline.chomp
  
     
	 
	      while ! fd.eof?
	        @extraeventdatadisplay = fd.readline
	      end
        fd.close
        rescue SystemCallError, StandardError
            $stderr.print "system call error: " + $!
        end # exception rescue

  end