/*
* Method creates a temporary Alarm entry to be utilized
* prior to pushing onto the list
*/
private Alarms createTmpAlarm(string[] fields)
{
if (fields[0] == null) { return null; }
if (fields[0].CompareTo("A") != 0) { return null; }
//the behavior above may not be needed after reimplemented
//from the calling code (where it would better live)
Alarms tmp = new Alarms();
tmp.name = fields[1];
tmp.setRunning(false);
tmp.ringAt = checkAlarmDay(convertSavedFields(fields));
tmp.soundBite = fields[5];
return tmp;
}