def viewicsevent 
   require 'fileutils'
    $currenticseventtext = "%s" % [@a_viewicsevent]
	 
        begin # exception trapped block
       
     
	 fileName = $rwdschedule_directory + "/" + $currenticseventtext + ".ics"
        
	fd = File.open(fileName,"r")
	 @displayicsevent = " "
	while ! fd.eof?
	 @displayicsevent = fd.read
	 end
	 fd.close
        rescue SystemCallError, StandardError
            $stderr.print "system call error: " + $!
        end # exception rescue

  end