--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2003/03/07 23:37:09	1.335
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2003/03/07 23:45:31	1.336
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.335 2003/03/07 23:37:09 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.336 2003/03/07 23:45:31 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -2831,7 +2831,6 @@ sub EXT {
     my ($varname,$symbparm,$udom,$uname,)=@_;
 
     unless ($varname) { return ''; }
-
     #get real user name/domain, courseid and symb
     my $courseid;
     if (!($uname && $udom)) {
@@ -3013,16 +3012,12 @@ sub EXT {
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------ Cascade up
 	unless ($space eq '0') {
-	    my ($part,$id)=split(/_/,$space);
-	    if ($id) {
-		my $partgeneral=&EXT('resource.'.$part.'.'.$qualifierrest,
-				     $symbparm,$udom,$uname);
-		if (defined($partgeneral)) { return $partgeneral; }
-	    } else {
-		my $resourcegeneral=&EXT('resource.0.'.$qualifierrest,
-					 $symbparm,$udom,$uname);
-		if (defined($resourcegeneral)) { return $resourcegeneral; }
-	    }
+	    my @parts=split(/_/,$space);
+	    my $id=pop(@parts);
+	    my $part=join('_',@parts);
+	    if ($part eq '') { $part='0'; }
+	    my $partgeneral=&EXT('resource.'.$part.'.'.$qualifierrest,
+				 $symbparm,$udom,$uname);
 	}
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------- Any other user namespace