--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2006/05/09 14:38:09	1.365
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2006/05/09 15:09:27	1.366
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.365 2006/05/09 14:38:09 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.366 2006/05/09 15:09:27 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -3751,20 +3751,27 @@ Returns number of sections.
 
 ###############################################
 sub get_sections {
-    my ($cdom,$cnum,$sectioncount,$possible_roles) = @_;
-    if (!($cdom && $cnum)) { return 0; }
-    my $numsections = 0;
+    my ($cdom,$cnum,$possible_roles) = @_;
+    if (!defined($cdom) || !defined($cnum)) {
+        my $cid =  $env{'request.course.id'};
 
-    if (!defined($possible_roles) || (grep/^st$/,@$possible_roles)) {
+	return if (!defined($cid));
+
+        $cdom = $env{'course.'.$cid.'.domain'};
+        $cnum = $env{'course.'.$cid.'.num'};
+    }
+
+    my %sectioncount;
+
+    if (!defined($possible_roles) || (grep(/^st$/,@$possible_roles))) {
 	my ($classlist) = &Apache::loncoursedata::get_classlist($cdom,$cnum);
 	my $sec_index = &Apache::loncoursedata::CL_SECTION();
 	my $status_index = &Apache::loncoursedata::CL_STATUS();
-	while (my ($student,$data) = each %$classlist) {
+	while (my ($student,$data) = each(%$classlist)) {
 	    my ($section,$status) = ($data->[$sec_index],
 				     $data->[$status_index]);
 	    unless ($section eq '-1' || $section =~ /^\s*$/) {
-		if (!defined($$sectioncount{$section})) { $numsections++; }
-		$$sectioncount{$section}++;
+		$sectioncount{$section}++;
 	    }
 	}
     }
@@ -3780,10 +3787,9 @@ sub get_sections {
 	}
 	if ($user =~ /^$role:[^:]*:[^:]*:(\w+)/) { $section=$1; }
 	if (!defined($section) || $section eq '-1') { next; }
-	if (!defined($$sectioncount{$section})) { $numsections++; } 
-	$$sectioncount{$section}++;
+	$sectioncount{$section}++;
     }
-    return $numsections;
+    return %sectioncount;
 }
 
 ###############################################