--- loncom/publisher/lonpublisher.pm	2002/10/21 16:58:21	1.106
+++ loncom/publisher/lonpublisher.pm	2002/11/06 22:36:08	1.107
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Publication Handler
 #
-# $Id: lonpublisher.pm,v 1.106 2002/10/21 16:58:21 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonpublisher.pm,v 1.107 2002/11/06 22:36:08 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ sub get_all_text_unbalanced {
 	} elsif ($token->[0] eq 'E')  {
 	    $result.=$token->[2];
 	}
-	if ($result =~ /(.*)$tag(.*)/) {
+	if ($result =~ /(.*)\Q$tag\E(.*)/s) {
 	    #&Apache::lonnet::logthis('Got a winner with leftovers ::'.$2);
 	    #&Apache::lonnet::logthis('Result is :'.$1);
 	    $result=$1;