#open the record
def openmoviedata
	require 'fileutils'
	
	$currentmovietext = "%s" % [@a_moviefilename]
	photoname = $currentmovietext + ".jpg"
	begin # exception trapped block
		path_to = File.join( "rwd_files", "moviestmp.jpg" )
		path_from = File.join( $rwdmovies_directory, photoname )
		if ! File.exist?(path_from)
			path_from = File.join($rwdmovies_directory,"nophoto.jpg" )
		end
		if File.exist?(path_from)
			FileUtils.cp(path_from, path_to)
		end
		fileName = $rwdmovies_directory + "/" + $currentmovietext + ".nam"
		
		fd = File.open(fileName,"r")
		@moviedatadisplay = " "
		while ! fd.eof?
			@moviedatadisplay = fd.read
		end
		fd.close
	rescue SystemCallError, StandardError
		$stderr.print "system call error: " + $!
	end # exception rescue
	
end