# this method puts the configuration rexord on the screen
  def loadrwdshellconfiguration
 
         require 'fileutils'
          
               @a_rshellconfigurationfilename = "rwdshell.cnf" 
        
	      
        begin # exception trapped block
       
       Dir.chdir($progdir)
	      fileName = File.join(ConfigurationDir, "rwdshell.cnf")
        
        
	      fd = File.open(fileName,"r")
	      @a_rshellconfiguration=        fd.read
	     


        fd.close
        rescue SystemCallError, StandardError
            $stderr.print "system call error: " + $!
        end # exception rescue

  end