--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2022/11/24 00:49:48	1.1398
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2022/12/01 01:24:53	1.1399
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1398 2022/11/24 00:49:48 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1399 2022/12/01 01:24:53 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -16370,26 +16370,29 @@ sub assign_category_rows {
 
 sub commit_customrole {
     my ($udom,$uname,$url,$three,$four,$five,$start,$end,$context) = @_;
+    my $result = &Apache::lonnet::assigncustomrole(
+                     $udom,$uname,$url,$three,$four,$five,$end,$start,undef,undef,$context);
     my $output = &mt('Assigning custom role').' "'.$five.'" by '.$four.':'.$three.' in '.$url.
                          ($start?', '.&mt('starting').' '.localtime($start):'').
-                         ($end?', ending '.localtime($end):'').': <b>'.
-              &Apache::lonnet::assigncustomrole(
-                 $udom,$uname,$url,$three,$four,$five,$end,$start,undef,undef,$context).
-                 '</b><br />';
-    return $output;
+                         ($end?', ending '.localtime($end):'').': <b>'.$result.'</b><br />';
+    if (wantarray) {
+        return ($output,$result);
+    } else {
+        return $output;
+    }
 }
 
 sub commit_standardrole {
     my ($udom,$uname,$url,$three,$start,$end,$one,$two,$sec,$context,$credits) = @_;
-    my ($output,$logmsg,$linefeed);
+    my ($output,$logmsg,$linefeed,$result);
     if ($context eq 'auto') {
         $linefeed = "\n";
     } else {
         $linefeed = "<br />\n";
     }  
     if ($three eq 'st') {
-        my $result = &commit_studentrole(\$logmsg,$udom,$uname,$url,$three,$start,$end,
-                                         $one,$two,$sec,$context,$credits);
+        $result = &commit_studentrole(\$logmsg,$udom,$uname,$url,$three,$start,$end,
+                                      $one,$two,$sec,$context,$credits);
         if (($result =~ /^error/) || ($result eq 'not_in_class') || 
             ($result eq 'unknown_course') || ($result eq 'refused')) {
             $output = $logmsg.' '.&mt('Error: ').$result."\n"; 
@@ -16409,14 +16412,18 @@ sub commit_standardrole {
         $output = &mt('Assigning').' '.$three.' in '.$url.
                ($start?', '.&mt('starting').' '.localtime($start):'').
                ($end?', '.&mt('ending').' '.localtime($end):'').': ';
-        my $result = &Apache::lonnet::assignrole($udom,$uname,$url,$three,$end,$start,'','',$context);
+        $result = &Apache::lonnet::assignrole($udom,$uname,$url,$three,$end,$start,'','',$context);
         if ($context eq 'auto') {
             $output .= $result.$linefeed;
         } else {
             $output .= '<b>'.$result.'</b>'.$linefeed;
         }
     }
-    return $output;
+    if (wantarray) {
+        return ($output,$result);
+    } else {
+        return $output;
+    }
 }
 
 sub commit_studentrole {