--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2006/01/13 19:22:29	1.683.2.12
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2006/01/26 06:34:33	1.683.2.13
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.683.2.12 2006/01/13 19:22:29 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.683.2.13 2006/01/26 06:34:33 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -5262,10 +5262,17 @@ sub get_slot {
 	$cdom=$env{'course.'.$courseid.'.domain'};
 	$cnum=$env{'course.'.$courseid.'.num'};
     }
-    my %slotinfo=&get('slots',[$which],$cdom,$cnum);
-    &Apache::lonhomework::showhash(%slotinfo);
-    my ($tmp)=keys(%slotinfo);
-    if ($tmp=~/^error:/) { return (); }
+    my $key=join("\0",'slots',$cdom,$cnum,$which);
+    my %slotinfo;
+    if (exists($remembered{$key})) {
+	$slotinfo{$which} = $remembered{$key};
+    } else {
+	%slotinfo=&get('slots',[$which],$cdom,$cnum);
+	&Apache::lonhomework::showhash(%slotinfo);
+	my ($tmp)=keys(%slotinfo);
+	if ($tmp=~/^error:/) { return (); }
+	$remembered{$key} = $slotinfo{$which};
+    }
     if (ref($slotinfo{$which}) eq 'HASH') {
 	return %{$slotinfo{$which}};
     }