--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2005/12/19 21:03:53	1.686
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2005/12/22 20:56:28	1.687
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.686 2005/12/19 21:03:53 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.687 2005/12/22 20:56:28 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -5445,6 +5445,9 @@ sub symbread {
         if ( ($thisfn =~ m/^(uploaded|editupload)\//) && ($thisfn !~ m/\.(page|sequence)$/) ) {
             $targetfn = 'adm/wrapper/'.$thisfn;
         }
+	if ($targetfn =~ m|^adm/wrapper/(ext/.*)|) {
+	    $targetfn=$1;
+	}
         if (tie(%hash,'GDBM_File',$env{'request.course.fn'}.'_symb.db',
                       &GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
 	    $syval=$hash{$targetfn};