# this method views an existing address record
  def loadscriptrecord
 
         require 'fileutils'
        @a_tmpscriptfilename = $currentscriptname
	      
        begin # exception trapped block
       
       
	      fileName = $shellscript_directory + "/" + $currentscriptname + ".sh"
        
	      fd = File.open(fileName,"r")
	      @a_scriptfirstline  =        fd.readline.chomp
	      @a_scriptcommentline =  fd.readline.chomp
        fd.close
        rescue SystemCallError, StandardError
            $stderr.print "system call error: " + $!
        end # exception rescue

  end