--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2008/03/23 21:40:10	1.648
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2008/03/28 14:52:52	1.650
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.648 2008/03/23 21:40:10 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.650 2008/03/28 14:52:52 www Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ sub ssi_with_retries {
     do {
 	($content, $response) = &Apache::lonnet::ssi($resource, %form);
 	$ok      = $response->is_success;
+        if (!$ok) {
+            &Apache::lonnet::logthis("Failed ssi_with_retries on $resource: ".$response->is_success.', '.$response->code.', '.$response->message);
+        }
 	$retries--;
     } while (!$ok && ($retries > 0));
 
@@ -828,7 +831,7 @@ sub help_open_topic {
 
     # Add the graphic
     my $title = &mt('Online Help');
-    my $helpicon=&lonhttpdurl("/adm/help/gif/smallHelp.gif");
+    my $helpicon=&lonhttpdurl("/res/adm/pages/help.png");
     $template .= <<"ENDTEMPLATE";
  <a target="_top" href="$link" title="$title"><img src="$helpicon" border="0" alt="(Help: $topic)" /></a>
 ENDTEMPLATE
@@ -3139,7 +3142,7 @@ sub get_student_view {
   }
   if (defined($target)) { $form{'grade_target'} = $target; }
   $feedurl=&Apache::lonnet::clutter($feedurl);
-  my $userview=&Apache::lonnet::ssi_body($feedurl,%form);
+  my ($userview,$response)=&Apache::lonnet::ssi_body($feedurl,%form);
   $userview=~s/\<body[^\>]*\>//gi;
   $userview=~s/\<\/body\>//gi;
   $userview=~s/\<html\>//gi;
@@ -3148,7 +3151,35 @@ sub get_student_view {
   $userview=~s/\<\/head\>//gi;
   $userview=~s/action\s*\=/would_be_action\=/gi;
   $userview=&relative_to_absolute($feedurl,$userview);
-  return $userview;
+  if (wantarray) {
+     return ($userview,$response);
+  } else {
+     return $userview;
+  }
+}
+
+sub get_student_view_with_retries {
+  my ($symb,$retries,$username,$domain,$courseid,$target,$moreenv) = @_;
+
+    my $ok = 0;                 # True if we got a good response.
+    my $content;
+    my $response;
+
+    # Try to get the student_view done. within the retries count:
+    
+    do {
+         ($content, $response) = &get_student_view($symb,$username,$domain,$courseid,$target,$moreenv);
+         $ok      = $response->is_success;
+         if (!$ok) {
+            &Apache::lonnet::logthis("Failed get_student_view_with_retries on $symb: ".$response->is_success.', '.$response->code.', '.$response->message);
+         }
+         $retries--;
+    } while (!$ok && ($retries > 0));
+    
+    if (!$ok) {
+       $content = '';          # On error return an empty content.
+    }
+    return ($content, $response);
 }
 
 =pod