--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2001/08/07 14:33:53	1.141
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2001/08/07 22:56:06	1.143
@@ -1823,6 +1823,12 @@ sub EXT {
       $metadata=&metadata($ENV{'request.filename'},
                                          'parameter_'.$spacequalifierrest);
       if ($metadata) { return $metadata; }
+      
+      $spacequalifierrest=~/[^\_]+$/;
+      
+      $metadata=&metadata($ENV{'request.filename'},'parameter_0'.$1);
+
+      if ($metadata) { return $metadata; }
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------- Any other user namespace
     } elsif ($realm eq 'environment') {
@@ -2197,7 +2203,11 @@ if ($readit ne 'done') {
     while (my $configline=<$config>) {
        chomp($configline);
        my ($short,$plain)=split(/:/,$configline);
-       if ($plain ne '') { $packagetab{$short}=$plain; }
+       my ($pack,$name)=split(/\&/,$short);
+       if ($plain ne '') {
+          $packagetab{$pack.'&'.$name.'&name'}=$name; 
+          $packagetab{$short}=$plain; 
+       }
     }
 }