getRecord()
{
putMessage "Retrieving data record..."
RECORD=""
CNT_ANS="0"
IFS="${FIELDDELIM:=|}"
set -- ${1}
IFS="${IFS_NORM}"
for FIELD in "${@}"
do
CNT_ANS="$(( ${CNT_ANS} + 1 ))"
ANS[${CNT_ANS}]="${FIELD}"
done
putMessage
return ${CNT_ANS}
}