--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2003/05/10 23:00:39	1.373
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2003/05/13 00:52:47	1.374
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.373 2003/05/10 23:00:39 www Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.374 2003/05/13 00:52:47 www Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -243,6 +243,26 @@ sub critical {
     }
     return $answer;
 }
+ 
+# ------------------------------------------- Transfer profile into environment
+
+sub transfer_profile_to_env {
+    my ($lonidsdir,$handle)=@_;
+    my @profile;
+    {
+	my $idf=Apache::File->new("$lonidsdir/$handle.id");
+	flock($idf,LOCK_SH);
+	@profile=<$idf>;
+	$idf->close();
+    }
+    my $envi;
+    for ($envi=0;$envi<=$#profile;$envi++) {
+	chomp($profile[$envi]);
+	my ($envname,$envvalue)=split(/=/,$profile[$envi]);
+	$ENV{$envname} = $envvalue;
+    }
+    $ENV{'user.environment'} = "$lonidsdir/$handle.id";
+}
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------- Append Environment