for i in $( cat param.txt | tail +$START | head -$STOP | grep -v "^#" | grep ':' )
                             do
                                   #echo $i
                                  # printf "%s\n" "$i" >> .param
                                   #printf "Press [enter] key to continue. . ."
                                   #read enterKey
                                   OLDIFS=$IFS
                                   IFS=":"
                                awk -F : -v last=${RESPONSESTOP:-0} -v first=${RESPONSE:-0} '
                                   /^#/ { next; }
                                   NR >= first && (last == 0  || NR <= last) {
                                    print $1, $2, $3, $0
                                    }
                                   ' param.txt | while read x y z i
                                   do
                                        echo "first field $x"
                                        echo "second field $y"
                                        echo "third field $z"
                                        echo "whole record (i) $i
                                   done
                                   #while read x y z
                                   #do
                                   #if [ "$z" == "GOD" ] ; then
                                   #       function1 $x $y
                                   #       function2 $y
                                   #       function3 $y
                                   #fi
                                   #if [ "$z" == "DEVIL" ] ; then
                                   #       function4
                                #   fi
                                #   done < .param
                                   IFS=$OLDIFS
                             done
                      #  echo "`cat .param`"
                        #rm -rf .param