--- loncom/interface/lonhtmlcommon.pm	2017/11/06 03:08:40	1.389
+++ loncom/interface/lonhtmlcommon.pm	2017/11/16 13:31:29	1.390
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common html routines
 #
-# $Id: lonhtmlcommon.pm,v 1.389 2017/11/06 03:08:40 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonhtmlcommon.pm,v 1.390 2017/11/16 13:31:29 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1025,11 +1025,15 @@ data structure used for bookkeeping.
 
 =item $number_to_do The total number of items being processed.
 
+=item $preamble Optional HTML to display before the progress bar.
+
 =back
 
 =back
 
 Returns a hash containing the progress state data structure.
+If $number_to_do is zero or null, an indeterminate progress bar will
+be used.
 
 =item &Update_PrgWin()
 
@@ -1118,20 +1122,20 @@ Returns: none
 
 # Create progress
 sub Create_PrgWin {
-    my ($r,$number_to_do)=@_;
+    my ($r,$number_to_do,$preamble)=@_;
     my %prog_state;
     $prog_state{'done'}=0;
     $prog_state{'firststart'}=&Time::HiRes::time();
     $prog_state{'laststart'}=&Time::HiRes::time();
     $prog_state{'max'}=$number_to_do;
-    &Apache::loncommon::LCprogressbar($r); 
+    &Apache::loncommon::LCprogressbar($r,$prog_state{'max'},$preamble); 
     return %prog_state;
 }
 
 # update progress
 sub Update_PrgWin {
     my ($r,$prog_state,$displayString)=@_;
-    &Apache::loncommon::LCprogressbarUpdate($r,undef,$displayString);
+    &Apache::loncommon::LCprogressbarUpdate($r,undef,$displayString,$$prog_state{'max'});
     $$prog_state{'laststart'}=&Time::HiRes::time();
 }
 
@@ -1181,7 +1185,7 @@ sub Increment_PrgWin {
     if ($$prog_state{'max'}) {
        $percent=int(100.*$current/$$prog_state{'max'});
     }
-    &Apache::loncommon::LCprogressbarUpdate($r,$percent,$timeinfo);
+    &Apache::loncommon::LCprogressbarUpdate($r,$percent,$timeinfo,$$prog_state{'max'});
     $$prog_state{'laststart'}=&Time::HiRes::time();
 }