# this method views an existing address record
  def loadgutenbergrecord
 
         require 'fileutils'

	      
        begin # exception trapped block
       
              tmpdirname = File.dirname(@a_viewgutenberghtml)
	      tmpext = File.extname(@a_viewgutenberghtml)
	      tmpfilename = File.basename(@a_viewgutenberghtml,"#{tmpext}")
	      newname = tmpfilename.to_s + ".lnk"
	      fileName =  File.join(tmpdirname,newname)
              if File.file?( fileName)
	             fd = File.open(fileName,"r")
	             @a_gutenbergdata =        fd.read
		      fd.close
		      
	      else
		     @a_gutenbergdata = "#{fileName} does not exit"   
                    
              end
 
	      tmpnewname = tmpfilename.to_s  + tmpext
	 @a_viewgutenberg  =  File.join(tmpdirname,tmpnewname)
        rescue SystemCallError, StandardError
         $rwdtinkerlog.error "system call error: #{$!}" 
	
	end # exception rescue

  end