# this method loads the on screen variables into the running class
   def loadconfigurationvariables
   
   configfiletoload = File.join(ConfigurationDir,TinkerWin2ConfigurationFileName)
   begin
    load configfiletoload
    @extraconfigdatadisplay = ""
@newconfigurationresult = "Config Variables loaded"
rescue
 @extraconfigdatadisplay = ""
 @newconfigurationresult = "loading error"
 end
  end