--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2012/11/30 16:46:58	1.1202
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2012/11/30 16:50:30	1.1203
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1202 2012/11/30 16:46:58 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1203 2012/11/30 16:50:30 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -10515,7 +10515,7 @@ sub symbverify {
         if ($ids) {
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------- Has ID(s)
             if ($thisfn =~ m{^/adm/wrapper/ext/}) {
-                symb =~ s/\?.+$//;
+                $symb =~ s/\?.+$//;
             }
 	    foreach my $id (split(/\,/,$ids)) {
 	       my ($mapid,$resid)=split(/\./,$id);