# this method puts the configuration rexord on the screen def loadrwdscheduleconfiguration require 'fileutils' @a_schconfigurationfilename = "rwdschedule.cnf" begin # exception trapped block Dir.chdir($progdir) fileName = File.join(ConfigurationDir, "rwdschedule.cnf") fd = File.open(fileName,"r") @a_schconfigurationfile = fd.read fd.close rescue SystemCallError, StandardError $stderr.print "system call error: " + $! end # exception rescue end