--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2006/03/08 21:47:15	1.720
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2006/03/26 21:20:55	1.721
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.720 2006/03/08 21:47:15 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.721 2006/03/26 21:20:55 banghart Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -4739,7 +4739,7 @@ sub GetFileTimestamp {
 
 sub stat_file {
     my ($uri) = @_;
-    $uri = &clutter($uri);
+    $uri = '/'.&declutter($uri);
     my ($udom,$uname,$file,$dir);
     if ($uri =~ m-^/(uploaded|editupload)/-) {
 	($udom,$uname,$file) =
@@ -4760,6 +4760,7 @@ sub stat_file {
 
     my ($result) = &dirlist($file,$udom,$uname,$dir);
     my @stats = split('&', $result);
+    
     if($stats[0] ne 'empty' && $stats[0] ne 'no_such_dir') {
 	shift(@stats); #filename is first
 	return @stats;