--- loncom/interface/longroup.pm	2008/05/01 16:26:29	1.16
+++ loncom/interface/longroup.pm	2008/12/19 20:10:11	1.17
@@ -643,38 +643,42 @@ sub get_bbfolder_url {
 
 sub get_group_bbinfo {
     my ($cdom,$cnum,$group,$boardurl) = @_;
+    my @groupboards = ();
+    my %boardshash = ();
     my $navmap = Apache::lonnavmaps::navmap->new();
-    my @groupboards;
-    my %boardshash;
-    my $grpbbmap = &get_bbfolder_url($cdom,$cnum,$group);
-    if ($grpbbmap) {
-        my $bbfolderres = $navmap->getResourceByUrl($grpbbmap);
-        if ($bbfolderres) {
-            my @boards = $navmap->retrieveResources($bbfolderres,undef,0,0);
-            foreach my $res (@boards) {
-                my $url = $res->src();
-                if ($url =~ m|^(/adm/\Q$cdom\E/\Q$cnum\E/\d+/bulletinboard)|) {
-                    if ($boardurl) {
-                        if ($boardurl =~ /^\Q$1\E/) {
-                            push(@groupboards,$res->symb());
-                            $boardshash{$res->symb()} = {
+    if (defined($navmap)) {
+        my $grpbbmap = &get_bbfolder_url($cdom,$cnum,$group);
+        if ($grpbbmap) {
+            my $bbfolderres = $navmap->getResourceByUrl($grpbbmap);
+            if ($bbfolderres) {
+                my @boards = $navmap->retrieveResources($bbfolderres,undef,0,0);
+                foreach my $res (@boards) {
+                    my $url = $res->src();
+                    if ($url =~ m|^(/adm/\Q$cdom\E/\Q$cnum\E/\d+/bulletinboard)|) {
+                        if ($boardurl) {
+                            if ($boardurl =~ /^\Q$1\E/) {
+                                push(@groupboards,$res->symb());
+                                $boardshash{$res->symb()} = {
                                                         title => $res->title(),
                                                         url   => $res->src(),
-                                                        };
-                            last;
-                        }
-                    } else {
-                        push(@groupboards,$res->symb());
-                        $boardshash{$res->symb()} = {
+                                                            };
+                                last;
+                            }
+                        } else {
+                            push(@groupboards,$res->symb());
+                            $boardshash{$res->symb()} = {
                                                       title => $res->title(),
                                                       url   => $res->src(),
-                                                    };
+                                                        };
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
         }
+        undef($navmap);
+    } else {
+        &Apache::lonnet::logthis('Retrieval of group boards failed - could not create navmap object for group: '.$group.' in course: '.$cdom.':'.$cnum);
     }
-    undef($navmap);
     return (\@groupboards,\%boardshash);
 }