--- rat/lonwrapper.pm	2005/04/07 06:56:27	1.18
+++ rat/lonwrapper.pm	2006/02/10 21:44:02	1.19
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Wrapper for external and binary files as standalone resources
 #
-# $Id: lonwrapper.pm,v 1.18 2005/04/07 06:56:27 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonwrapper.pm,v 1.19 2006/02/10 21:44:02 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ sub handler {
   $orgurl.=(($orgurl=~/\?/)?'&':'?').$ENV{'QUERY_STRING'};
   $orgurl.=(($orgurl=~/\?/)?'&':'?').'wrapperdisplay=menu';
   $url=~s/^\/adm\/wrapper//;
+  my $is_ext = $url =~ m|^/ext/|;
   $url=~s/^\/ext\//http\:\/\//;
   $url=~s|:|:|g;
   if ($env{'form.wrapperdisplay'} eq 'menu') {
@@ -72,6 +73,9 @@ sub handler {
 #
 # This is not homework
 #
+	  if ($is_ext) {
+	      $ENV{'QUERY_STRING'}=~s/(^|\&)symb=[^\&]*/$1/;
+	  }
 	  $url.=(($url=~/\?/)?'&':'?').$ENV{'QUERY_STRING'}; 
                                                  # reappend the query arguments
 	  my $events='onLoad="'.&Apache::lonmenu::loadevents.