--- loncom/homework/edit.pm	2002/01/21 16:40:57	1.28
+++ loncom/homework/edit.pm	2002/03/06 20:15:35	1.29
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA 
 # edit mode helpers
 #
-# $Id: edit.pm,v 1.28 2002/01/21 16:40:57 matthew Exp $
+# $Id: edit.pm,v 1.29 2002/03/06 20:15:35 matthew Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #
 # 3/20 Guy
 # 01/10/02 Matthew
+# 03/06/02 Matthew
 package Apache::edit; 
 
 use strict;
@@ -416,6 +417,18 @@ sub select_or_text_arg {
   }
   return $result;
 }
+
+#----------------------------------------------------- browse
+sub browse {
+    # insert a link to call up the filesystem browser (lonindexer)
+    my $form    = 'lonhomework';
+    my $element = &Apache::lonnet::escape("$Apache::lonxml::curdepth.bgimg");
+    my $result = <<"ENDBUTTON";
+<a href=\"javascript:openbrowser('$form','$element')\"\>Browse</a>
+ENDBUTTON
+    return $result;
+}
+
 1;
 __END__
 
@@ -515,6 +528,11 @@ from lonxml; return a scalar string
 get_insert_list($token) : provide an insertion list based on possibilities
 from lonxml; return a scalar string
 
+=item *
+browse($elementname) : provide a link which will open up the filesystem
+browser (lonindexer) and, once a file is selected, place the result in
+the form element $elementname.
+
 =back
 
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