--- loncom/LONCAPA.pm	2006/12/10 23:06:13	1.21
+++ loncom/LONCAPA.pm	2006/12/20 22:23:50	1.22
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # Base routines
 #
-# $Id: LONCAPA.pm,v 1.21 2006/12/10 23:06:13 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: LONCAPA.pm,v 1.22 2006/12/20 22:23:50 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -122,8 +122,14 @@ sub clean_username {
 
 $match_courseid     = $LONCAPA::courseid_re     = qr{\d[\w\-.]+};
 $match_not_courseid = $LONCAPA::not_courseid_re = qr{[^\w\-.]+};
+sub clean_courseid {
+    my ($courseid) = @_;
+    $courseid =~ s/^\D+//;
+    $courseid =~ s/$match_not_courseid//g;
+    return $courseid;
+}
 
-$match_name         = $LONCAPA::name = qr{$match_username|$match_courseid};
+$match_name         = $LONCAPA::name_re = qr{$match_username|$match_courseid};
 sub clean_name {
     my ($name) = @_;
     $name =~ s/$match_not_username//g;