--- rat/lonuserstate.pm	2003/03/02 01:43:01	1.55
+++ rat/lonuserstate.pm	2003/03/25 22:50:14	1.57
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Construct and maintain state and binary representation of course for user
 #
-# $Id: lonuserstate.pm,v 1.55 2003/03/02 01:43:01 www Exp $
+# $Id: lonuserstate.pm,v 1.57 2003/03/25 22:50:14 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ sub loadmap {
 
     my $instr=&Apache::lonnet::getfile($fn);
 
-    unless ($instr == -1) {
+    unless ($instr eq -1) {
 
 # Successfully got file, parse it
 
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ sub accinit {
             }
             if (defined($acchash{'acc.res.'.$short.'.'.$uripath})) {
                 if ($acchash{'acc.res.'.$short.'.'.$uripath}=~
-                   /(\&$urifile\:[^\&]*)/) {
+                   /(\&\Q$urifile\E\:[^\&]*)/) {
 		    my $replace=$1;
                     my $regexp=$replace;
                     $regexp=~s/\|/\\\|/g;