--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2002/09/03 01:29:35	1.267.4.5
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2002/09/17 20:01:30	1.267.4.7
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.267.4.5 2002/09/03 01:29:35 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.267.4.7 2002/09/17 20:01:30 matthew Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -351,9 +351,10 @@ sub delenv {
 # ------------------------------ Find server with least workload from spare.tab
 
 sub spareserver {
+    my $loadpercent = shift;
     my $tryserver;
     my $spareserver='';
-    my $lowestserver=100;
+    my $lowestserver=$loadpercent; 
     foreach $tryserver (keys %spareid) {
        my $answer=reply('load',$tryserver);
        if (($answer =~ /\d/) && ($answer<$lowestserver)) {
@@ -2537,7 +2538,7 @@ sub courseresdata {
 # --------------------------------------------------------- Value of a Variable
 
 sub EXT {
-    my ($varname,$symbparm,$udom,$uname)=@_;
+    my ($varname,$symbparm,$udom,$uname,)=@_;
 
     unless ($varname) { return ''; }
 
@@ -2694,10 +2695,16 @@ sub EXT {
 # --------------------------------------------- last, look in resource metadata
 
 	$spacequalifierrest=~s/\./\_/;
-	my $metadata=&metadata($ENV{'request.filename'},$spacequalifierrest);
+	my $filename;
+	if (!$symbparm) { $symbparm=&symbread(); }
+	if ($symbparm) {
+	    $filename=(split(/\_\_\_/,$symbparm))[2];
+	} else {
+	    $filename=$ENV{'request.filename'};
+	}
+	my $metadata=&metadata($filename,$spacequalifierrest);
 	if ($metadata) { return $metadata; }
-	$metadata=&metadata($ENV{'request.filename'},
-			    'parameter_'.$spacequalifierrest);
+	$metadata=&metadata($filename,'parameter_'.$spacequalifierrest);
 	if ($metadata) { return $metadata; }
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------ Cascade up
@@ -3241,7 +3248,7 @@ BEGIN {
 
     while (my $configline=<$config>) {
        chomp($configline);
-       if (($configline) && ($configline ne $perlvar{'lonHostID'})) {
+       if ($configline) {
           $spareid{$configline}=1;
        }
     }