--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2021/02/11 20:01:55	1.1172.2.140
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2021/03/08 14:48:41	1.1172.2.140.2.1
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1172.2.140 2021/02/11 20:01:55 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1172.2.140.2.1 2021/03/08 14:48:41 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -5470,9 +5470,10 @@ my %cachedtimes=();
 my $cachedtime='';
 
 sub load_all_first_access {
-    my ($uname,$udom)=@_;
+    my ($uname,$udom,$ignorecache)=@_;
     if (($cachedkey eq $uname.':'.$udom) &&
-        (abs($cachedtime-time)<5) && (!$env{'form.markaccess'})) {
+        (abs($cachedtime-time)<5) && (!$env{'form.markaccess'}) &&
+        (!$ignorecache)) {
         return;
     }
     $cachedtime=time;
@@ -5481,7 +5482,7 @@ sub load_all_first_access {
 }
 
 sub get_first_access {
-    my ($type,$argsymb,$argmap)=@_;
+    my ($type,$argsymb,$argmap,$ignorecache)=@_;
     my ($symb,$courseid,$udom,$uname)=&whichuser();
     if ($argsymb) { $symb=$argsymb; }
     my ($map,$id,$res)=&decode_symb($symb);
@@ -5493,7 +5494,7 @@ sub get_first_access {
     } else {
 	$res=$symb;
     }
-    &load_all_first_access($uname,$udom);
+    &load_all_first_access($uname,$udom,$ignorecache);
     return $cachedtimes{"$courseid\0$res"};
 }
 
@@ -8557,7 +8558,8 @@ sub get_commblock_resources {
                             }
                         }
                     }
-                    if ($interval[0] =~ /^\d+$/) {
+                    if ($interval[0] =~ /^(\d+)/) {
+                        my $timelimit = $1;
                         my $first_access;
                         if ($type eq 'resource') {
                             $first_access=&get_first_access($interval[1],$item);
@@ -8567,7 +8569,7 @@ sub get_commblock_resources {
                             $first_access=&get_first_access($interval[1]);
                         }
                         if ($first_access) {
-                            my $timesup = $first_access+$interval[0];
+                            my $timesup = $first_access+$timelimit;
                             if ($timesup > $now) {
                                 my $activeblock;
                                 foreach my $res (@to_test) {