--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2003/05/04 21:20:17	1.98
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2003/05/13 00:52:46	1.99
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.98 2003/05/04 21:20:17 www Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.99 2003/05/13 00:52:46 www Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ use strict;
 use Apache::lonnet();
 use GDBM_File;
 use POSIX qw(strftime mktime);
-use Apache::Constants qw(:common);
+use Apache::Constants qw(:common :http :methods);
 use Apache::lonmsg();
 use Apache::lonmenu();
 my $readit;
@@ -1785,6 +1785,78 @@ $upperleft</td>
 </table><br>
 ENDBODY
 }
+
+###############################################
+
+sub get_posted_cgi {
+    my $r=shift;
+
+    my $buffer;
+    
+    $r->read($buffer,$r->header_in('Content-length'),0);
+    unless ($buffer=~/^(\-+\w+)\s+Content\-Disposition\:\s*form\-data/si) {
+	my @pairs=split(/&/,$buffer);
+	my $pair;
+	foreach $pair (@pairs) {
+	    my ($name,$value) = split(/=/,$pair);
+	    $value =~ tr/+/ /;
+	    $value =~ s/%([a-fA-F0-9][a-fA-F0-9])/pack("C",hex($1))/eg;
+	    $name  =~ tr/+/ /;
+	    $name  =~ s/%([a-fA-F0-9][a-fA-F0-9])/pack("C",hex($1))/eg;
+	    &add_to_env("form.$name",$value);
+	}
+    } else {
+	my $contentsep=$1;
+	my @lines = split (/\n/,$buffer);
+	my $name='';
+	my $value='';
+	my $fname='';
+	my $fmime='';
+	my $i;
+	for ($i=0;$i<=$#lines;$i++) {
+	    if ($lines[$i]=~/^$contentsep/) {
+		if ($name) {
+		    chomp($value);
+		    if ($fname) {
+			$ENV{"form.$name.filename"}=$fname;
+			$ENV{"form.$name.mimetype"}=$fmime;
+		    } else {
+			$value=~s/\s+$//s;
+		    }
+		    &add_to_env("form.$name",$value);
+		}
+		if ($i<$#lines) {
+		    $i++;
+		    $lines[$i]=~
+		/Content\-Disposition\:\s*form\-data\;\s*name\=\"([^\"]+)\"/i;
+		    $name=$1;
+		    $value='';
+		    if ($lines[$i]=~/filename\=\"([^\"]+)\"/i) {
+			$fname=$1;
+			if 
+                            ($lines[$i+1]=~/Content\-Type\:\s*([\w\-\/]+)/i) {
+				$fmime=$1;
+				$i++;
+			    } else {
+				$fmime='';
+			    }
+		    } else {
+			$fname='';
+			$fmime='';
+		    }
+		    $i++;
+		}
+	    } else {
+		$value.=$lines[$i]."\n";
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+    $ENV{'request.method'}=$ENV{'REQUEST_METHOD'};
+    $r->method_number(M_GET);
+    $r->method('GET');
+    $r->headers_in->unset('Content-length');
+}
+
 ###############################################
 
 sub get_unprocessed_cgi {