--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2003/01/10 21:13:00	1.317
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2003/02/01 19:47:37	1.317.2.1
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.317 2003/01/10 21:13:00 www Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.317.2.1 2003/02/01 19:47:37 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -2766,14 +2766,14 @@ sub EXT {
     } else {
 	$courseid=$ENV{'request.course.id'};
     }
-
     my ($realm,$space,$qualifier,@therest)=split(/\./,$varname);
     my $rest;
-    if ($therest[0]) {
+    if (defined($therest[0])) {
        $rest=join('.',@therest);
     } else {
        $rest='';
     }
+
     my $qualifierrest=$qualifier;
     if ($rest) { $qualifierrest.='.'.$rest; }
     my $spacequalifierrest=$space;