--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2009/02/05 00:45:29	1.742
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2009/02/07 20:45:27	1.743
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.742 2009/02/05 00:45:29 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.743 2009/02/07 20:45:27 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1746,7 +1746,7 @@ sub select_level_form {
 
 =pod
 
-=item * &select_dom_form($defdom,$name,$includeempty,$showdomdesc)
+=item * &select_dom_form($defdom,$name,$includeempty,$showdomdesc,$autosubmit)
 
 Returns a string containing a <select name='$name' size='1'> form to 
 allow a user to select the domain to preform an operation in.  
@@ -1755,16 +1755,22 @@ See loncreateuser.pm for an example invo
 If the $includeempty flag is set, it also includes an empty choice ("no domain
 selected");
 
-If the $showdomdesc flag is set, the domain name is followed by the domain description. 
+If the $showdomdesc flag is set, the domain name is followed by the domain description.
+
+If the $autosubmit flag is set, the form containing the domain selector will be auto-submitted by an onchange action.  
 
 =cut
 
 #-------------------------------------------
 sub select_dom_form {
-    my ($defdom,$name,$includeempty,$showdomdesc) = @_;
+    my ($defdom,$name,$includeempty,$showdomdesc,$autosubmit) = @_;
+    my $onchange;
+    if ($autosubmit) {
+        $onchange = ' onchange="this.form.submit()"';
+    }
     my @domains = sort {lc($a) cmp lc($b)} (&Apache::lonnet::all_domains());
     if ($includeempty) { @domains=('',@domains); }
-    my $selectdomain = "<select name=\"$name\" size=\"1\">\n";
+    my $selectdomain = "<select name=\"$name\" size=\"1\"$onchange>\n";
     foreach my $dom (@domains) {
         $selectdomain.="<option value=\"$dom\" ".
             ($dom eq $defdom ? 'selected="selected" ' : '').'>'.$dom;