--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2003/03/01 15:13:58	1.332
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2003/03/06 21:08:21	1.333
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.332 2003/03/01 15:13:58 www Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.333 2003/03/06 21:08:21 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -3081,12 +3081,19 @@ sub metadata {
 #
 	      my $package=$token->[2]->{'package'};
 	      my $keyroot='';
-              if ($prefix) {
-		  $keyroot.=$prefix;
-              } else {
-                if (defined($token->[2]->{'part'})) { 
-                   $keyroot.='_'.$token->[2]->{'part'}; 
-	        }
+              if (defined($prefix) && $prefix !~ /^__/) {
+		  # prefix that has a part already
+		  $keyroot=$prefix;
+              } elsif (defined($prefix)) {
+		  # prefix that is missing a part
+		  if (defined($token->[2]->{'part'})) {
+		      $keyroot='_'.$token->[2]->{'part'}.substr($prefix,1);
+		  }
+	      } else {
+		  # no prefix at all
+		  if (defined($token->[2]->{'part'})) {
+		      $keyroot='_'.$token->[2]->{'part'};
+		  }
 	      }
               if (defined($token->[2]->{'id'})) { 
                  $keyroot.='_'.$token->[2]->{'id'};