--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2016/11/26 19:40:44	1.1266
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2016/11/29 03:01:04	1.1267
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1266 2016/11/26 19:40:44 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1267 2016/11/29 03:01:04 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -16960,8 +16960,8 @@ sub recurse_supplemental {
 }
 
 sub symb_to_docspath {
-    my ($symb) = @_;
-    return unless ($symb);
+    my ($symb,$navmapref) = @_;
+    return unless ($symb && ref($navmapref));
     my ($mapurl,$id,$resurl) = &Apache::lonnet::decode_symb($symb);
     if ($resurl=~/\.(sequence|page)$/) {
         $mapurl=$resurl;
@@ -16969,9 +16969,11 @@ sub symb_to_docspath {
         $mapurl=$env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.url'};
     }
     my $mapresobj;
-    my $navmap = Apache::lonnavmaps::navmap->new();
-    if (ref($navmap)) {
-        $mapresobj = $navmap->getResourceByUrl($mapurl);
+    unless (ref($$navmapref)) {
+        $$navmapref = Apache::lonnavmaps::navmap->new();
+    }
+    if (ref($$navmapref)) {
+        $mapresobj = $$navmapref->getResourceByUrl($mapurl);
     }
     $mapurl=~s{^.*/([^/]+)\.(\w+)$}{$1};
     my $type=$2;
@@ -16981,7 +16983,7 @@ sub symb_to_docspath {
         if ($pcslist ne '') {
             foreach my $pc (split(/,/,$pcslist)) {
                 next if ($pc <= 1);
-                my $res = $navmap->getByMapPc($pc);
+                my $res = $$navmapref->getByMapPc($pc);
                 if (ref($res)) {
                     my $thisurl = $res->src();
                     $thisurl=~s{^.*/([^/]+)\.\w+$}{$1};