--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2009/08/11 01:39:44	1.1013
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2009/08/11 11:33:52	1.1014
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1013 2009/08/11 01:39:44 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1014 2009/08/11 11:33:52 droeschl Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -8048,6 +8048,11 @@ sub devalidate_title_cache {
     &devalidate_cache_new('title',$key);
 }
 
+# ------------------------------------------------- Get the title of a course
+
+sub current_course_title {
+    return $env{ 'course.' . $env{'request.course.id'} . '.description' };
+}
 # ------------------------------------------------- Get the title of a resource
 
 sub gettitle {