--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2009/10/28 19:09:21	1.1037
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2009/10/29 03:23:58	1.1038
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1037 2009/10/28 19:09:21 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1038 2009/10/29 03:23:58 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -6554,10 +6554,10 @@ sub createcourse {
         if (($chome eq '') || ($chome eq 'no_host')) {
             $uname = $cnum;
         } else {
-            $uname = &generate_coursenum($udom);
+            $uname = &generate_coursenum($udom,$crstype);
         }
     } else {
-        $uname = &generate_coursenum($udom);
+        $uname = &generate_coursenum($udom,$crstype);
     }
     return $uname if ($uname =~ /^error/);
 # -------------------------------------------------- Check supplied server name
@@ -6617,17 +6617,28 @@ ENDINITMAP
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------- Create ID
 sub generate_coursenum {
-    my ($udom) = @_;
+    my ($udom,$crstype) = @_;
     my $domdesc = &domain($udom);
     return 'error: invalid domain' if ($domdesc eq '');
-    my $uname=int(1+rand(9)).
+    my $first;
+    if ($crstype eq 'Community') {
+        $first = '0';
+    } else {
+        $first = int(1+rand(9)); 
+    } 
+    my $uname=$first.
         ('a'..'z','A'..'Z','0'..'9')[int(rand(62))].
         substr($$.time,0,5).unpack("H8",pack("I32",time)).
         unpack("H2",pack("I32",int(rand(255)))).$perlvar{'lonHostID'};
 # ----------------------------------------------- Make sure that does not exist
     my $uhome=&homeserver($uname,$udom,'true');
     unless (($uhome eq '') || ($uhome eq 'no_host')) {
-        $uname=int(1+rand(9)).
+        if ($crstype eq 'Community') {
+            $first = '0';
+        } else {
+            $first = int(1+rand(9));
+        }
+        $uname=$first.
                ('a'..'z','A'..'Z','0'..'9')[int(rand(62))].
                substr($$.time,0,5).unpack("H8",pack("I32",time)).
                unpack("H2",pack("I32",int(rand(255)))).$perlvar{'lonHostID'};
@@ -10211,7 +10222,7 @@ createcourse($udom,$description,$url,$co
 
 =item *
 
-generate_coursenum($udom) : get a unique (unused) course number in domain $udom
+generate_coursenum($udom,$crstype) : get a unique (unused) course number in domain $udom for course type $crstype (Course or Community).
 
 =back