--- loncom/homework/grades.pm	2005/08/30 14:52:51	1.281
+++ loncom/homework/grades.pm	2005/09/12 20:27:25	1.283
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # The LON-CAPA Grading handler
 #
-# $Id: grades.pm,v 1.281 2005/08/30 14:52:51 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: grades.pm,v 1.283 2005/09/12 20:27:25 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -471,6 +471,10 @@ sub most_similar {
 
     $uessay=~s/\W+/ /gs;
 
+# ignore empty submissions (occuring when only files are sent)
+
+    unless ($uessay=~/\w+/) { return ''; }
+
 # these will be returned. Do not care if not at least 50 percent similar
     my $limit=0.6;
     my $sname='';
@@ -3061,10 +3065,7 @@ sub csvuploadmap_footer {
 ENDPICK
 }
 
-sub upcsvScores_form {
-    my ($request) = shift;
-    my ($symb,$url)=&get_symb_and_url($request);
-    if (!$symb) {return '';}
+sub checkforfile_js {
     my $result =<<CSVFORMJS;
 <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">
     function checkUpload(formname) {
@@ -3076,6 +3077,14 @@ sub upcsvScores_form {
     }
     </script>
 CSVFORMJS
+    return $result;
+}
+
+sub upcsvScores_form {
+    my ($request) = shift;
+    my ($symb,$url)=&get_symb_and_url($request);
+    if (!$symb) {return '';}
+    my $result=&checkforfile_js();
     $env{'form.probTitle'} = &Apache::lonnet::gettitle($symb);
     my ($table) = &showResourceInfo($url,$env{'form.probTitle'});
     $result.=$table;
@@ -3095,7 +3104,7 @@ CSVFORMJS
 <input type="hidden" name="saveState"  value="$env{'form.saveState'}" />
 $upfile_select
 <br /><input type="button" onClick="javascript:checkUpload(this.form);" value="Upload Scores" />
-<label><input type="checkbox" name="noFirstLine" />$ignore</lable>
+<label><input type="checkbox" name="noFirstLine" />$ignore</label>
 </form>
 ENDUPFORM
     $result.='</td></tr></table>'."\n";