--- loncom/interface/lonparmset.pm	2005/06/02 13:15:05	1.198
+++ loncom/interface/lonparmset.pm	2005/06/02 13:34:14	1.199
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Handler to set parameters for assessments
 #
-# $Id: lonparmset.pm,v 1.198 2005/06/02 13:15:05 www Exp $
+# $Id: lonparmset.pm,v 1.199 2005/06/02 13:34:14 www Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -66,12 +66,12 @@ use Apache::lonnavmaps;
 
 # --- Caches local to lonparmset
 
-my $courseoptid='';
-my %courseopt=();
-my $useroptid='';
-my %useropt=();
-my $parmhashid='';
-my %parmhash=();
+my $courseoptid;
+my %courseopt;
+my $useroptid;
+my %useropt;
+my $parmhashid;
+my %parmhash;
 
 # --- end local caches
 
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ sub parmval {
     my ($what,$id,$def,$uname,$udom,$csec)=@_;
 # load caches
     &cacheparmhash();
+    &cacheuseropt($uname,$udom);
+    &cachecourseopt();
 
     my $result='';
     my @outpar=();
@@ -218,11 +220,29 @@ sub cacheparmhash {
     }
 }
 
+sub resetuseropt {
+    $useroptid='';
+}
+
 sub cacheuseropt {
     my ($uname,$udom)=@_;
+    unless ($uname) { return; }
+    if ($useroptid eq $uname.'@'.$udom) { return; }
+    %useropt=&Apache::lonnet::dump('resourcedata',$udom,$uname);
+    $useroptid=$uname.'@'.$udom;
+}
+
+sub resetcourseopt {
+    $courseoptid='';
 }
 
 sub cachecourseopt {
+    if ($courseoptid eq $env{'request.course.id'}) { return; };
+    %courseopt = &Apache::lonnet::dump
+        ('resourcedata',
+         $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'},
+         $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.num'});
+    $courseoptid=$env{'request.course.id'};
 }
 
 ##################################################
@@ -305,6 +325,7 @@ sub storeparm_by_symb {
 	} else {
 	    &Apache::lonnet::expirespread('','','assesscalc');
 	}
+	&resetcourseopt();
 # Store parameter
 	if ($delete) {
 	    $reply=&Apache::lonnet::del
@@ -331,6 +352,7 @@ sub storeparm_by_symb {
 	} else {
 	    &Apache::lonnet::expirespread($uname,$udom,'assesscalc');
 	}
+	&resetuseropt();
 # Store parameter
 	if ($delete) {
 	    $reply=&Apache::lonnet::del
@@ -859,8 +881,6 @@ sub assessparms {
     my %allparts;
 
     my %defp;
-    %courseopt=();
-    %useropt=();
 
     @ids=();
     %symbp=();
@@ -982,15 +1002,6 @@ sub assessparms {
                  $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.num'},
                  $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'});
     #&Apache::lonnet::clear_EXT_cache_status();
-# -------------------------------------------------------------- Get coursedata
-    %courseopt = &Apache::lonnet::dump
-        ('resourcedata',
-         $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'},
-         $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.num'});
-# --------------------------------------------------- Get userdata (if present)
-    if ($uname) {
-        %useropt=&Apache::lonnet::dump('resourcedata',$udom,$uname);
-    }
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------- Sort this
 
@@ -2207,9 +2218,6 @@ sub handler {
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------- Clear out garbage
 
-    %courseopt=();
-    %useropt=();
-    %parmhash=();
 
     @ids=();
     %symbp=();