--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2014/03/31 01:09:20	1.1254
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2014/04/16 14:40:05	1.1255
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1254 2014/03/31 01:09:20 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1255 2014/04/16 14:40:05 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -7860,17 +7860,20 @@ sub auto_courserequest_checks {
 }
 
 sub auto_courserequest_validation {
-    my ($dom,$owner,$crstype,$inststatuslist,$instcode,$instseclist) = @_;
+    my ($dom,$owner,$crstype,$inststatuslist,$instcode,$instseclist,$custominfo) = @_;
     my ($homeserver,$response);
     if ($dom =~ /^$match_domain$/) {
         $homeserver = &domain($dom,'primary');
     }
-    unless ($homeserver eq 'no_host') {  
-          
+    unless ($homeserver eq 'no_host') {
+        my $customdata;
+        if (ref($custominfo) eq 'HASH') {
+            $customdata = &freeze_escape($custominfo);
+        }
         $response=&unescape(&reply('autocrsreqvalidation:'.$dom.':'.&escape($owner).
                                     ':'.&escape($crstype).':'.&escape($inststatuslist).
-                                    ':'.&escape($instcode).':'.&escape($instseclist),
-                                    $homeserver));
+                                    ':'.&escape($instcode).':'.&escape($instseclist).':'.
+                                    $customdata,$homeserver));
     }
     return $response;
 }