--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2007/11/20 00:13:56	1.926
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2007/11/20 00:26:38	1.927
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.926 2007/11/20 00:13:56 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.927 2007/11/20 00:26:38 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -6394,8 +6394,8 @@ sub resdata {
     }
     if (!ref($result)) { return $result; }    
     foreach my $item (@which) {
-	if (defined($result->{$item})) {
-	    return $result->{$item};
+	if (defined($result->{$item->[0]})) {
+	    return [$result->{$item->[0]},$item->[1]];
 	}
     }
     return undef;
@@ -6607,8 +6607,9 @@ sub EXT {
 # ----------------------------------------------------------- first, check user
 
 	    my $userreply=&resdata($uname,$udom,'user',
-				       ($courselevelr,$courselevelm,
-					$courselevel));
+				       ([$courselevelr,'resource'],
+					[$courselevelm,'map'     ],
+					[$courselevel, 'course'  ]));
 	    if (defined($userreply)) { return $userreply; }
 
 # ------------------------------------------------ second, check some of course
@@ -6616,15 +6617,17 @@ sub EXT {
             if (@groups > 0) {
                 $coursereply = &check_group_parms($courseid,\@groups,$symbparm,
                                        $mapparm,$spacequalifierrest);
-                if (defined($coursereply)) { return $coursereply; }
+                if (defined($coursereply)) { return &get_reply($coursereply); }
             }
 
 	    $coursereply=&resdata($env{'course.'.$courseid.'.num'},
-				     $env{'course.'.$courseid.'.domain'},
-				     'course',
-				     ($seclevelr,$seclevelm,$seclevel,
-				      $courselevelr));
-	    if (defined($coursereply)) { return $coursereply; }
+				  $env{'course.'.$courseid.'.domain'},
+				  'course',
+				  ([$seclevelr,   'resource'],
+				   [$seclevelm,   'map'     ],
+				   [$seclevel,    'course'  ],
+				   [$courselevelr,'resource']));
+	    if (defined($coursereply)) { return &get_reply($coursereply); }
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------ third, check map parms
 	    my %parmhash=();
@@ -6635,7 +6638,7 @@ sub EXT {
 		$thisparm=$parmhash{$symbparm};
 		untie(%parmhash);
 	    }
-	    if ($thisparm) { return $thisparm; }
+	    if ($thisparm) { return &get_reply([$thisparm,'resource']); }
 	}
 # ------------------------------------------ fourth, look in resource metadata
 
@@ -6648,18 +6651,19 @@ sub EXT {
 	    $filename=$env{'request.filename'};
 	}
 	my $metadata=&metadata($filename,$spacequalifierrest);
-	if (defined($metadata)) { return $metadata; }
+	if (defined($metadata)) { return &get_reply([$metadata,'resource']); }
 	$metadata=&metadata($filename,'parameter_'.$spacequalifierrest);
-	if (defined($metadata)) { return $metadata; }
+	if (defined($metadata)) { return &get_reply([$metadata,'resource']); }
 
-# ---------------------------------------------- fourth, look in rest pf course
+# ---------------------------------------------- fourth, look in rest of course
 	if ($symbparm && defined($courseid) && 
 	    $courseid eq $env{'request.course.id'}) {
 	    my $coursereply=&resdata($env{'course.'.$courseid.'.num'},
 				     $env{'course.'.$courseid.'.domain'},
 				     'course',
-				     ($courselevelm,$courselevel));
-	    if (defined($coursereply)) { return $coursereply; }
+				     ([$courselevelm,'map'   ],
+				      [$courselevel, 'course']));
+	    if (defined($coursereply)) { return &get_reply($coursereply); }
 	}
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------ Cascade up
 	unless ($space eq '0') {
@@ -6667,14 +6671,13 @@ sub EXT {
 	    my $id=pop(@parts);
 	    my $part=join('_',@parts);
 	    if ($part eq '') { $part='0'; }
-	    my $partgeneral=&EXT('resource.'.$part.'.'.$qualifierrest,
+	    my @partgeneral=&EXT('resource.'.$part.'.'.$qualifierrest,
 				 $symbparm,$udom,$uname,$section,1);
-	    if (defined($partgeneral)) { return $partgeneral; }
+	    if (@partgeneral) { return &get_reply(\@partgeneral); }
 	}
 	if ($recurse) { return undef; }
 	my $pack_def=&packages_tab_default($filename,$varname);
-	if (defined($pack_def)) { return $pack_def; }
-
+	if (defined($pack_def)) { return &get_reply([$pack_def,'resource']); }
 # ---------------------------------------------------- Any other user namespace
     } elsif ($realm eq 'environment') {
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------- environment
@@ -6702,15 +6705,23 @@ sub EXT {
     return '';
 }
 
+sub get_reply {
+    my ($reply_value) = @_;
+    if (wantarray) {
+	return @$reply_value;
+    }
+    return $reply_value->[0];
+}
+
 sub check_group_parms {
     my ($courseid,$groups,$symbparm,$mapparm,$what) = @_;
     my @groupitems = ();
     my $resultitem;
-    my @levels = ($symbparm,$mapparm,$what);
+    my @levels = ([$symbparm,'resource'],[$mapparm,'map'],[$what,'course']);
     foreach my $group (@{$groups}) {
         foreach my $level (@levels) {
-             my $item = $courseid.'.['.$group.'].'.$level;
-             push(@groupitems,$item);
+             my $item = $courseid.'.['.$group.'].'.$level->[0];
+             push(@groupitems,[$item,$level->[1]]);
         }
     }
     my $coursereply = &resdata($env{'course.'.$courseid.'.num'},