--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2004/05/07 12:03:53	1.494
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2004/05/07 17:17:50	1.495
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.494 2004/05/07 12:03:53 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.495 2004/05/07 17:17:50 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1816,7 +1816,7 @@ sub hash2str {
 sub hashref2str {
   my ($hashref)=@_;
   my $result='__HASH_REF__';
-  foreach (keys(%$hashref)) {
+  foreach (sort(keys(%$hashref))) {
     if (ref($_) eq 'ARRAY') {
       $result.=&arrayref2str($_).'=';
     } elsif (ref($_) eq 'HASH') {