#view the configuration record
def viewrwdmoviesconfiguration 
	require 'fileutils'
	begin # exception trapped block
		
		Dir.chdir($progdir)
		rwdmoviesconfigurationfile = File.join( "configuration", "rwdmovies.cnf" )
		if  File.exist?(rwdmoviesconfigurationfile)
			fd = File.open(rwdmoviesconfigurationfile,"r")
			@rwdmoviesconfigurationtext = " "
			while ! fd.eof?
				@rwdmoviesconfigurationtext = fd.read
			end
			fd.close
		else
			@rwdmoviesconfigurationtext  = "File error"
		end
	rescue SystemCallError, StandardError
		$stderr.print "system call error: " + $!
		@rwdmoviesconfigurationtext = "File error"
	end # exception rescue
end