--- loncom/publisher/lonpubdir.pm	2006/11/22 20:50:44	1.97
+++ loncom/publisher/lonpubdir.pm	2006/12/06 22:22:39	1.98
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Construction Space Directory Lister
 #
-# $Id: lonpubdir.pm,v 1.97 2006/11/22 20:50:44 banghart Exp $
+# $Id: lonpubdir.pm,v 1.98 2006/12/06 22:22:39 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ use Apache::lonlocal;
 use Apache::lonmsg;
 use Apache::lonmenu;
 use Apache::lonnet;
+use LONCAPA;
 
 sub handler {
 
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@ sub getEffectiveUrl {
 	#
 	$fn=~s/^http\:\/\/[^\/]+\///;
         $fn=~s/^\///;
-        $fn=~s/\~(\w+)/\/home\/$1\/public_html/;
+        $fn=~s{~($LONCAPA::username_re)}{/home/$1/public_html};
 	
 	#  Remove trailing / strings (?) 
 	
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ sub getEffectiveUrl {
 	    #internal authentication, needs fixup.
 	    $fn = $r->uri(); # non users do not get the full path request
                              # through SCRIPT_FILENAME
-	    $fn=~s|^/~(\w+)|/home/$1/public_html|;
+	    $fn=~s{^/~($LONCAPA::username_re)}{/home/$1/public_html};
 	}
     }
     $fn=~s/\/+/\//g;
@@ -514,9 +515,9 @@ sub putdirectory {
 	%Apache::lonpublisher::metadatafields=();
 	%Apache::lonpublisher::metadatakeys=();
 	my $construct=$here;
-	$construct=~s:^/priv/(\w+)$:/home/$1/public_html:;
+	$construct=~s{^/priv/($LONCAPA::username_re)$}{/home/$1/public_html};
         my $dirpath = $here;
-        $dirpath=~s:^/priv/:/~:;
+        $dirpath=~s{^/priv/}{/~};
 	&Apache::lonpublisher::metaeval(&Apache::lonnet::getfile(
        				 $construct.'/'.$dirname.'/default.meta'
 								 ));