--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2003/03/14 21:45:20	1.317.2.2
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2003/01/13 21:52:11	1.318
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.317.2.2 2003/03/14 21:45:20 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.318 2003/01/13 21:52:11 matthew Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1744,6 +1744,25 @@ sub dump {
    return %returnhash;
 }
 
+# --------------------------------------------------------------- dumpcurrent
+sub dumpcurrent {
+   my ($namespace,$udomain,$uname)=@_;
+   if (!$udomain) { $udomain = $ENV{'user.domain'}; }
+   if (!$uname)   { $uname   = $ENV{'user.name'};   }
+   my $uhome = &homeserver($uname,$udomain);
+   my $rep=reply("dumpcurrent:$udomain:$uname:$namespace",$uhome);
+   &logthis("error = ".$rep) if ($rep =~ /^(error|no_such_host)/);
+   return if ($rep =~ /^(error:|no_such_host)/);
+   my @pairs=split(/\&/,$rep);
+   my %returnhash=();
+   foreach (@pairs) {
+      my ($key,$value)=split(/=/,$_);
+      my ($symb,$param) = split(/:/,$key);
+      $returnhash{&unescape($symb)}->{&unescape($param)} = &unescape($value);
+   }
+   return %returnhash;
+}
+
 # --------------------------------------------------------------- put interface
 
 sub put {
@@ -2766,14 +2785,14 @@ sub EXT {
     } else {
 	$courseid=$ENV{'request.course.id'};
     }
+
     my ($realm,$space,$qualifier,@therest)=split(/\./,$varname);
     my $rest;
-    if (defined($therest[0])) {
+    if ($therest[0]) {
        $rest=join('.',@therest);
     } else {
        $rest='';
     }
-
     my $qualifierrest=$qualifier;
     if ($rest) { $qualifierrest.='.'.$rest; }
     my $spacequalifierrest=$space;
@@ -3032,7 +3051,6 @@ sub metadata {
 			  $value.=' [Part: '.$part.']';
                       }
                       my $unikey='parameter'.$keyroot.'_'.$name;
-		      if ($subp eq 'default') { $unikey='parameter_0_'.$name; }
                       $metathesekeys{$unikey}=1;
                       $metacache{$uri.':'.$unikey.'.part'}=$part;
                       unless