--- loncom/publisher/lonpublisher.pm	2024/12/27 04:01:41	1.306
+++ loncom/publisher/lonpublisher.pm	2025/01/04 21:23:33	1.307
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Publication Handler
 #
-# $Id: lonpublisher.pm,v 1.306 2024/12/27 04:01:41 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonpublisher.pm,v 1.307 2025/01/04 21:23:33 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -2254,6 +2254,18 @@ sub batchpublish {
     $srcfile=~/\.(\w+)$/;
     my $thistype=$1;
 
+#
+# If lonpublisher::batchpublish() is called directly from another package
+# instead of via a call to lonpublisher::handler(), need to set the package
+# scalars: $cuname and $cudom, and will unset when done.
+#
+    my $clearvars;
+    if (($cuname eq '') && ($cudom eq '')) {
+        ($cuname,$cudom) = &Apache::lonnet::constructaccess($srcfile);
+        unless (($cuname eq '') && ($cudom eq '')) {
+            $clearvars = 1;
+        }
+    }
 
     my $thisembstyle=&Apache::loncommon::fileembstyle($thistype);
      
@@ -2268,7 +2280,7 @@ sub batchpublish {
 # phase one takes
 #  my ($source,$target,$style,$batch)=@_;
     my ($outstring,$error)=&publish($srcfile,$targetfile,$thisembstyle,1,$nokeyref);
-    
+
     if ($usebuffer) {
         $output .= '<p>'.$outstring.'</p>';
     } else {
@@ -2286,6 +2298,10 @@ sub batchpublish {
         }
     }
     %env=%oldenv;
+    if ($clearvars) {
+        undef($cuname);
+        undef($cudom);
+    }
     if ($usebuffer) {
         return $output;
     } else {