--- loncom/automation/Autocreate.pl	2010/03/30 15:24:52	1.13
+++ loncom/automation/Autocreate.pl	2010/09/26 02:29:55	1.16
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # Automated Course Creation script
 #
-# $Id: Autocreate.pl,v 1.13 2010/03/30 15:24:52 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: Autocreate.pl,v 1.16 2010/09/26 02:29:55 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -110,8 +110,15 @@
                 close($fh);
                 exit;
             }
+            $env{'user.name'} = $dcname;
+            $env{'user.domain'} = $dcdom;
+            $env{'request.role.domain'} = $defdom;
+            my @permissions = ('mau','ccc','cin','cta','cep','ccr','cst');
+            my %permissionflags = ();
+            &set_permissions(\%permissionflags,\@permissions);
             my $output = &process_xml($fh,$defdom,$dcname,$dcdom);
             print $output;
+            &unset_permissions(\%permissionflags);
         }
     } else {
         my @permissions = ('mau','ccc','cin','cta','cep','ccr','cst');
@@ -142,7 +149,7 @@
                     }
                 }
                 if ($settings->{'req'}) {
-                    my $output = &Apache::process_official_reqs('auto',$dom);
+                    my $output = &Apache::loncoursequeueadmin::process_official_reqs('auto',$dom);
                     if ($output) {
                         print $fh $output;
                     }
@@ -212,21 +219,12 @@ sub process_xml {
 
 sub check_activedc {
     my ($dcdom,$dcname,$defdom) = @_;
-    my %dumphash=
-            &Apache::lonnet::dump('roles',$dcdom,$dcname);
-    my $now=time;
-    my $activedc = 0;
-    foreach my $item (keys %dumphash) {
-        my ($domain,$role) = ($item =~ m-^/([^/]+)/[^_]*_(\w+)$-);
-        if ($role eq 'dc' && $domain eq $defdom) {
-            my ($trole,$tend,$tstart)=split(/_/,$dumphash{$item});
-            if (($tend) && ($tend<$now)) { next; }
-            if (($tstart) && ($now<$tstart)) { next; }
-            $activedc = 1;
-            last;
-        }
+    my %roleshash = 
+        &Apache::lonnet::get_my_roles($dcname,$dcdom,'userroles',undef,['dc'],[$defdom]);
+    if (keys(%roleshash) > 0) {
+        return 1;
     }
-    return $activedc;
+    return 0;
 }
 
 sub set_permissions {