# this method views an existing address record
  def loadeventrecord
 
         require 'fileutils'
        @a_eventfilename = $currenteventtext
	      
        begin # exception trapped block
       
       
	      fileName = $rwdschedule_directory + "/" + $currenteventtext + ".sch"
        
	      fd = File.open(fileName,"r")
	      @a_eventtime =        fd.readline.chomp
	      @a_eventwhat =  fd.readline.chomp
        @a_eventaddress = fd.readline.chomp
          @a_eventphone = fd.readline.chomp
        @a_eventemail = fd.readline.chomp
         @a_eventcomment1 = fd.readline.chomp 
          @a_eventcomment2 =fd.readline.chomp
          @a_eventcomment3 = fd.readline.chomp
	 
	      while ! fd.eof?
	        @extraeventdatadisplay = fd.readline
	      end
        fd.close
        rescue SystemCallError, StandardError
            $stderr.print "system call error: " + $!
        end # exception rescue

  end