# this method views an existing record
  def loadmovierecord
 
         require 'fileutils'
        @a_moviefilename = $currentmovietext
	      
        begin # exception trapped block
       
       
	      fileName = $rwdmovies_directory + "/" + $currentmovietext + ".nam"
        
	      fd = File.open(fileName,"r")
	      @a_moviename =        fd.readline.chomp
	      @a_moviedirector =  fd.readline.chomp
        @a_movieactors = fd.readline.chomp
          @a_movieyear = fd.readline.chomp
        @a_moviestudio = fd.readline.chomp
         @a_moviecomment1 = fd.readline.chomp 
          @a_moviecomment2 =fd.readline.chomp
          @a_moviecomment3 = fd.readline.chomp
	 
	      while ! fd.eof?
	        @extramoviedatadisplay = fd.readline
	      end
        fd.close
        rescue SystemCallError, StandardError
            $stderr.print "system call error: " + $!
        end # exception rescue

  end