--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2003/05/21 19:57:46	1.376
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2003/06/10 15:52:51	1.377
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.376 2003/05/21 19:57:46 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.377 2003/06/10 15:52:51 matthew Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -3188,7 +3188,7 @@ sub courseresdata {
 # --------------------------------------------------------- Value of a Variable
 
 sub EXT {
-    my ($varname,$symbparm,$udom,$uname,)=@_;
+    my ($varname,$symbparm,$udom,$uname,$usection)=@_;
 
     unless ($varname) { return ''; }
     #get real user name/domain, courseid and symb
@@ -3305,7 +3305,11 @@ sub EXT {
 		($ENV{'user.domain'} eq $udom)) {
 		$section=$ENV{'request.course.sec'};
 	    } else {
-		$section=&usection($udom,$uname,$courseid);
+                if (! defined($usection)) {
+                    $section=&usection($udom,$uname,$courseid);
+                } else {
+                    $section = $usection;
+                }
 	    }
 
 	    my $seclevel=$courseid.'.['.$section.'].'.$spacequalifierrest;