def openappletname 
   require 'fileutils'
    nametext = "%s" % [@a_installlist]
	 
        begin # exception trapped block
   	 fileName = "installed/" + nametext + ".inf"
        
	fd = File.open(fileName,"r")
	 @displaytext = " "
	while ! fd.eof?
	 @displaytext = fd.read
	 end
	 fd.close
        rescue
            @displaytext = "\n" + "error"
        end # exception rescue

  end