--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2003/09/20 13:21:45	1.122
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2003/09/21 20:06:36	1.123
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.122 2003/09/20 13:21:45 www Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.123 2003/09/21 20:06:36 www Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -2321,6 +2321,14 @@ sub no_cache {
   #$r->header_out("Expires" => $date);
 }
 
+sub content_type {
+  my ($r,$type,$charset) = @_;
+  unless ($charset) {
+      $charset=&Apache::lonlocal::current_encoding;
+  }
+  $r->content_type($type.($charset?'; charset='.$charset:''));
+}
+
 =pod
 
 =item * add_to_env($name,$value)