--- loncom/lond	2004/06/29 15:31:32	1.204
+++ loncom/lond	2004/07/03 18:49:42	1.205
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # lond "LON Daemon" Server (port "LOND" 5663)
 #
-# $Id: lond,v 1.204 2004/06/29 15:31:32 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lond,v 1.205 2004/07/03 18:49:42 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ my $DEBUG = 0;		       # Non zero to ena
 my $status='';
 my $lastlog='';
 
-my $VERSION='$Revision: 1.204 $'; #' stupid emacs
+my $VERSION='$Revision: 1.205 $'; #' stupid emacs
 my $remoteVERSION;
 my $currenthostid;
 my $currentdomainid;
@@ -3214,6 +3214,32 @@ sub make_new_child {
                     } else {
                         print $client "refused\n";
                     }
+#---------------------  read and retrieve institutional code format (for support form).
+                } elsif ($userinput =~/^autoinstcodeformat:/) {
+                    if (isClient) {
+                        my $reply;
+                        my($cmd,$cdom,$course) = split(/:/,$userinput);
+                        my @pairs = split/\&/,$course;
+                        my %instcodes = ();
+                        my %codes = ();
+                        my @codetitles = ();
+                        my %cat_titles = ();
+                        my %cat_order = ();
+                        foreach (@pairs) {
+                            my ($key,$value) = split/=/,$_;
+                            $instcodes{&unescape($key)} = &unescape($value);
+                        }
+                        my $formatreply = &localenroll::instcode_format($cdom,\%instcodes,\%codes,\@codetitles,\%cat_titles,\%cat_order);
+                        if ($formatreply eq 'ok') {
+                            my $codes_str = &hash2str(%codes);
+                            my $codetitles_str = &array2str(@codetitles);
+                            my $cat_titles_str = &hash2str(%cat_titles);
+                            my $cat_order_str = &hash2str(%cat_order);
+                            print $client $codes_str.':'.$codetitles_str.':'.$cat_titles_str.':'.$cat_order_str."\n";
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        print $client "refused\n";
+                    }
 # ------------------------------------------------------------- unknown command
 
 		} else {
@@ -3621,6 +3647,73 @@ sub userload {
     return $userloadpercent;
 }
 
+# Routines for serializing arrays and hashes (copies from lonnet)
+
+sub array2str {
+  my (@array) = @_;
+  my $result=&arrayref2str(\@array);
+  $result=~s/^__ARRAY_REF__//;
+  $result=~s/__END_ARRAY_REF__$//;
+  return $result;
+}
+                                                                                 
+sub arrayref2str {
+  my ($arrayref) = @_;
+  my $result='__ARRAY_REF__';
+  foreach my $elem (@$arrayref) {
+    if(ref($elem) eq 'ARRAY') {
+      $result.=&arrayref2str($elem).'&';
+    } elsif(ref($elem) eq 'HASH') {
+      $result.=&hashref2str($elem).'&';
+    } elsif(ref($elem)) {
+      #print("Got a ref of ".(ref($elem))." skipping.");
+    } else {
+      $result.=&escape($elem).'&';
+    }
+  }
+  $result=~s/\&$//;
+  $result .= '__END_ARRAY_REF__';
+  return $result;
+}
+                                                                                 
+sub hash2str {
+  my (%hash) = @_;
+  my $result=&hashref2str(\%hash);
+  $result=~s/^__HASH_REF__//;
+  $result=~s/__END_HASH_REF__$//;
+  return $result;
+}
+                                                                                 
+sub hashref2str {
+  my ($hashref)=@_;
+  my $result='__HASH_REF__';
+  foreach (sort(keys(%$hashref))) {
+    if (ref($_) eq 'ARRAY') {
+      $result.=&arrayref2str($_).'=';
+    } elsif (ref($_) eq 'HASH') {
+      $result.=&hashref2str($_).'=';
+    } elsif (ref($_)) {
+      $result.='=';
+      #print("Got a ref of ".(ref($_))." skipping.");
+    } else {
+        if ($_) {$result.=&escape($_).'=';} else { last; }
+    }
+
+    if(ref($hashref->{$_}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+      $result.=&arrayref2str($hashref->{$_}).'&';
+    } elsif(ref($hashref->{$_}) eq 'HASH') {
+      $result.=&hashref2str($hashref->{$_}).'&';
+    } elsif(ref($hashref->{$_})) {
+       $result.='&';
+      #print("Got a ref of ".(ref($hashref->{$_}))." skipping.");
+    } else {
+      $result.=&escape($hashref->{$_}).'&';
+    }
+  }
+  $result=~s/\&$//;
+  $result .= '__END_HASH_REF__';
+  return $result;
+}
 
 # ----------------------------------- POD (plain old documentation, CPAN style)