--- loncom/homework/essayresponse.pm	2001/04/04 19:17:50	1.1
+++ loncom/homework/essayresponse.pm	2001/04/05 00:07:53	1.2
@@ -19,12 +19,16 @@ sub end_essayresponse {
   if ( $target eq 'grade' ) {
     if ( defined $ENV{'form.submitted'}) {
       my $id = $Apache::inputtags::response['-1'];
-      $Apache::lonhomework::results{"resource.$Apache::inputtags::part.$id.submission"}=$response;
-      $Apache::lonhomework::results{"resource.$Apache::inputtags::part.$id.awarddetail"}="SUBMITTED";
-      
+      my $response = $ENV{'form.HWVAL'.$Apache::inputtags::response['-1']};
+      if ( $response =~ /[^\s]/) {
+	$Apache::lonhomework::results{"resource.$Apache::inputtags::part.$id.submission"}=$response;
+	$Apache::lonhomework::results{"resource.$Apache::inputtags::part.$id.awarddetail"}="SUBMITTED";
+      }
     }
   }
-
   &Apache::response::end_response;
   return '';
 }
+
+1;
+__END__