--- loncom/homework/lonhomework.pm	2000/08/11 14:25:24	1.6
+++ loncom/homework/lonhomework.pm	2000/08/11 14:57:32	1.8
@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@ sub send_footer {
 sub getfile {
   my ($filename) = @_;
   my $a="";
-  &Apache::lonnet::repcopy($filename);
+  if (! -e $filename ) {
+    &Apache::lonnet::subscribe($filename);
+    &Apache::lonnet::repcopy($filename);
+  }
   {
     my $fh=Apache::File->new($filename);