--- rat/lonuserstate.pm	2006/05/12 15:28:50	1.107.2.3
+++ rat/lonuserstate.pm	2006/05/25 21:09:45	1.113
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Construct and maintain state and binary representation of course for user
 #
-# $Id: lonuserstate.pm,v 1.107.2.3 2006/05/12 15:28:50 matthew Exp $
+# $Id: lonuserstate.pm,v 1.113 2006/05/25 21:09:45 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ sub hiddenurls {
 sub readmap {
     my $short=shift;
     $short=~s/^\///;
-    my %cenv=&Apache::lonnet::coursedescription($short);
+    my %cenv=&Apache::lonnet::coursedescription($short,{'freshen_cache'=>1});
     my $fn=$cenv{'fn'};
     my $uri;
     $short=~s/\//\_/g;
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ sub evalstate {
     if (-e $fn) {
 	my @conditions=();
 	{
-	    my $fh=Apache::File->new($fn);
+	    open(my $fh,$fn);
 	    @conditions=<$fh>;
 	}  
 	my $safeeval = new Safe;