--- loncom/auth/localstudentphoto.pm	2006/02/07 05:08:24	1.3
+++ loncom/auth/localstudentphoto.pm	2006/02/10 02:38:59	1.4
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # The LON-CAPA dummy student photo fetch mechnism
 #
-# $Id: localstudentphoto.pm,v 1.3 2006/02/07 05:08:24 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: localstudentphoto.pm,v 1.4 2006/02/10 02:38:59 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -81,6 +81,24 @@ sub thumbsettings {
     return ($fullsize,$thumbsize);
 }
 
+###############################
+# sub AUTOLOAD
+#
+# Incoming data: none
+# Returns ''
+#
+# Prevents errors when undefined subroutines are called in this package
+# Will allow new routines added in the future to be called from lond etc.
+# without the need for customized versions of local*.pm packages to be
+# modified to include the new subroutines immediately.
+#
+# See "Programming Perl" 3rd ed. pp 296-298.
+###############################
+                                                                                
+sub AUTOLOAD {
+    our $AUTOLOAD;
+    return '';
+}
 
 1;
 __END__