# this method adds a new address record or saves changes
 def creategemspecrecord 
require 'fileutils'
   if @a_gemspecfilename
   newname = "%s" %   [@a_gemspecfilename] # grab the new filename to create
   newdata =  @a_gemspecline1.to_s + "\n" +   @a_gemspecline2.to_s  + "\n" +   @a_gemspecline3.to_s  + "\n" +  @a_gemspecline4.to_s  + "\n" +    @a_gemspecline5.to_s  + "\n" +    @a_gemspecline6.to_s  + "\n" +  @a_gemspecline7.to_s  + "\n" +  @a_gemspecline8.to_s  + "\n" +    @a_gemspecline9.to_s  + "\n" +   @a_gemspecline10.to_s  + "\n" +     @a_gemspecline11.to_s  + "\n" +  @a_gemspecline12 .to_s + "\n" + @a_gemspecline13.to_s  + "\n" + @a_gemspecline14.to_s  + "\n" + @a_gemspecline15.to_s  + "\n" +  @a_gemspecline16.to_s  + "\n" +   @a_gemspecline17.to_s  + "\n" 
	 fullnewname = newname + ".gemspec"
        begin # exception trapped block
          fileName = File.join($gemspec_directory, fullnewname )
        	fd = File.open(fileName,"w")
	        fd.print(newdata) # save the record info to the file
	        fd.close
          @createnewgemspecrecorddisplay=newdata # show the record info in the browser
        rescue SystemCallError, StandardError
            $stderr.print "system call error: " + $!
        end # exception rescue
    end
  end