Index: lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/service/AuthoringService.java
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diff -u -r870373d635bc769aee2dc271e6ff12818fcfcea6 -r39dcd86ca435bd8205fcdeb0cf6969a24cae0a96
--- lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/service/AuthoringService.java	(.../AuthoringService.java)	(revision 870373d635bc769aee2dc271e6ff12818fcfcea6)
+++ lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/service/AuthoringService.java	(.../AuthoringService.java)	(revision 39dcd86ca435bd8205fcdeb0cf6969a24cae0a96)
@@ -1298,18 +1298,7 @@
 	/** @see org.lamsfoundation.lams.authoring.service.IAuthoringService#generateUniqueContentFolder() */
 	public String generateUniqueContentFolder() throws FileUtilException, IOException {
 		
-		String newUniqueContentFolderID = null;
-		Properties props = new Properties();
-		
-		IdentifierGenerator uuidGen = new UUIDHexGenerator();
-		( (Configurable) uuidGen).configure(Hibernate.STRING, props, null);
-		
-		// lowercase to resolve OS issues
-		newUniqueContentFolderID = ((String) uuidGen.generate(null, null)).toLowerCase();
-		
-		FlashMessage flashMessage = new FlashMessage("createUniqueContentFolder", newUniqueContentFolderID);
-		
-		return flashMessage.serializeMessage();
+		return FileUtil.generateUniqueContentFolder();
 	}
 	
 	/** @see org.lamsfoundation.lams.authoring.service.IAuthoringService#getHelpURL() */
Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/service/ILamsToolService.java
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diff -u -r08950e1090443c3423a3d1c587416a2fccd8bbdf -r39dcd86ca435bd8205fcdeb0cf6969a24cae0a96
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/service/ILamsToolService.java	(.../ILamsToolService.java)	(revision 08950e1090443c3423a3d1c587416a2fccd8bbdf)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/service/ILamsToolService.java	(.../ILamsToolService.java)	(revision 39dcd86ca435bd8205fcdeb0cf6969a24cae0a96)
@@ -22,11 +22,13 @@
 /* $$Id$$ */
 package org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.service;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.IToolVO;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.exception.LamsToolServiceException;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.usermanagement.User;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.util.FileUtilException;
 
 
 /**
@@ -55,4 +57,6 @@
     public IToolVO getToolBySignature(final String toolSignature);
     
     public long getToolDefaultContentIdBySignature(final String toolSignature);
+
+    public String generateUniqueContentFolder() throws FileUtilException, IOException;
 }
Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/service/LamsToolService.java
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diff -u -r08950e1090443c3423a3d1c587416a2fccd8bbdf -r39dcd86ca435bd8205fcdeb0cf6969a24cae0a96
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/service/LamsToolService.java	(.../LamsToolService.java)	(revision 08950e1090443c3423a3d1c587416a2fccd8bbdf)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/service/LamsToolService.java	(.../LamsToolService.java)	(revision 39dcd86ca435bd8205fcdeb0cf6969a24cae0a96)
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 /* $$Id$$ */
 package org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.service;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Set;
 
@@ -34,6 +35,8 @@
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.dao.IToolSessionDAO;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.exception.LamsToolServiceException;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.usermanagement.User;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.util.FileUtil;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.util.FileUtilException;
 
 
 /**
@@ -98,4 +101,10 @@
 	public void setToolSessionDAO(IToolSessionDAO toolSessionDAO) {
 		this.toolSessionDAO = toolSessionDAO;
 	}
+	
+	public String generateUniqueContentFolder() throws FileUtilException, IOException {
+		
+		return FileUtil.generateUniqueContentFolder();
+		
+	}
 }
Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/FileUtil.java
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diff -u -r9a123141df4cdf18fefb239b7d4c50e9d488d42d -r39dcd86ca435bd8205fcdeb0cf6969a24cae0a96
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/FileUtil.java	(.../FileUtil.java)	(revision 9a123141df4cdf18fefb239b7d4c50e9d488d42d)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/FileUtil.java	(.../FileUtil.java)	(revision 39dcd86ca435bd8205fcdeb0cf6969a24cae0a96)
@@ -32,11 +32,17 @@
 import java.net.URLEncoder;
 import java.nio.channels.FileChannel;
 import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.Properties;
 
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 
 import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
+import org.hibernate.Hibernate;
+import org.hibernate.id.Configurable;
+import org.hibernate.id.IdentifierGenerator;
+import org.hibernate.id.UUIDHexGenerator;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.util.wddx.FlashMessage;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.util.zipfile.ZipFileUtilException;
 import javax.mail.internet.MimeUtility;
 
@@ -587,4 +593,21 @@
 
 			return filename;
 		}
+		
+		/** @see org.lamsfoundation.lams.authoring.service.IAuthoringService#generateUniqueContentFolder() */
+		public static String generateUniqueContentFolder() throws FileUtilException, IOException {
+			
+			String newUniqueContentFolderID = null;
+			Properties props = new Properties();
+			
+			IdentifierGenerator uuidGen = new UUIDHexGenerator();
+			( (Configurable) uuidGen).configure(Hibernate.STRING, props, null);
+			
+			// lowercase to resolve OS issues
+			newUniqueContentFolderID = ((String) uuidGen.generate(null, null)).toLowerCase();
+			
+			FlashMessage flashMessage = new FlashMessage("createUniqueContentFolder", newUniqueContentFolderID);
+			
+			return flashMessage.serializeMessage();
+		}
 }