--- loncom/interface/lonhelper.pm	2006/05/08 22:01:11	1.141
+++ loncom/interface/lonhelper.pm	2006/05/09 18:15:39	1.143
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # .helper XML handler to implement the LON-CAPA helper
 #
-# $Id: lonhelper.pm,v 1.141 2006/05/08 22:01:11 foxr Exp $
+# $Id: lonhelper.pm,v 1.143 2006/05/09 18:15:39 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -3162,26 +3162,29 @@ sub start_section {
 
     my $section = Apache::loncoursedata::CL_SECTION();
     my $classlist = Apache::loncoursedata::get_classlist();
-    foreach (keys %$classlist) {
-        my $sectionName = $classlist->{$_}->[$section];
-        if (!$sectionName) {
+    foreach my $user (keys(%$classlist)) {
+        my $section_name = $classlist->{$user}[$section];
+        if (!$section_name) {
             $choices{"No section assigned"} = "";
         } else {
-            $choices{$sectionName} = $sectionName;
+            $choices{$section_name} = $section_name;
         }
     } 
    
-    for my $sectionName (sort(keys(%choices))) {
-	push @{$paramHash->{CHOICES}}, [$sectionName, $sectionName];
+    if (exists($choices{"No section assigned"})) {
+	push(@{$paramHash->{CHOICES}}, 
+	     ['No section assigned','No section assigned']);
+	delete($choices{"No section assigned"});
+    }
+    for my $section_name (sort {lc($a) cmp lc($b) } (keys(%choices))) {
+	push @{$paramHash->{CHOICES}}, [$section_name, $section_name];
     }
     return if ($token->[2]{'onlysections'});
 
     # add in groups to the end of the list
-    my %curr_groups;
-    if (&Apache::loncommon::coursegroups(\%curr_groups)) {
-	foreach my $group_name (sort(keys(%curr_groups))) {
-	    push(@{$paramHash->{CHOICES}}, [$group_name, $group_name]);
-	}
+    my %curr_groups = &Apache::loncommon::coursegroups();
+    foreach my $group_name (sort(keys(%curr_groups))) {
+	push(@{$paramHash->{CHOICES}}, [$group_name, $group_name]);
     }
 }    
 
@@ -3243,11 +3246,9 @@ sub start_group {
     # Populate the CHOICES element
     my %choices;
 
-    my %curr_groups;
-    if (&Apache::loncommon::coursegroups(\%curr_groups)) {
-	foreach my $group_name (sort(keys(%curr_groups))) {
-	    push(@{$paramHash->{CHOICES}}, [$group_name, $group_name]);
-	}
+    my %curr_groups = &Apache::loncommon::coursegroups();
+    foreach my $group_name (sort {lc($a) cmp lc($b)} (keys(%curr_groups))) {
+	push(@{$paramHash->{CHOICES}}, [$group_name, $group_name]);
     }
 }