--- loncom/interface/lonhelper.pm	2006/05/08 22:01:11	1.141
+++ loncom/interface/lonhelper.pm	2006/05/09 14:38:10	1.142
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # .helper XML handler to implement the LON-CAPA helper
 #
-# $Id: lonhelper.pm,v 1.141 2006/05/08 22:01:11 foxr Exp $
+# $Id: lonhelper.pm,v 1.142 2006/05/09 14:38:10 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -3177,11 +3177,9 @@ sub start_section {
     return if ($token->[2]{'onlysections'});
 
     # add in groups to the end of the list
-    my %curr_groups;
-    if (&Apache::loncommon::coursegroups(\%curr_groups)) {
-	foreach my $group_name (sort(keys(%curr_groups))) {
-	    push(@{$paramHash->{CHOICES}}, [$group_name, $group_name]);
-	}
+    my %curr_groups = &Apache::loncommon::coursegroups();
+    foreach my $group_name (sort(keys(%curr_groups))) {
+	push(@{$paramHash->{CHOICES}}, [$group_name, $group_name]);
     }
 }    
 
@@ -3243,11 +3241,9 @@ sub start_group {
     # Populate the CHOICES element
     my %choices;
 
-    my %curr_groups;
-    if (&Apache::loncommon::coursegroups(\%curr_groups)) {
-	foreach my $group_name (sort(keys(%curr_groups))) {
-	    push(@{$paramHash->{CHOICES}}, [$group_name, $group_name]);
-	}
+    my %curr_groups = &Apache::loncommon::coursegroups();
+    foreach my $group_name (sort(keys(%curr_groups))) {
+	push(@{$paramHash->{CHOICES}}, [$group_name, $group_name]);
     }
 }