--- loncom/homework/rankresponse.pm	2014/02/27 14:41:34	1.70
+++ loncom/homework/rankresponse.pm	2014/05/05 17:40:54	1.71
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # rank style response
 #
-# $Id: rankresponse.pm,v 1.70 2014/02/27 14:41:34 bisitz Exp $
+# $Id: rankresponse.pm,v 1.71 2014/05/05 17:40:54 bisitz Exp $
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
 # This file is part of the LearningOnline Network with CAPA (LON-CAPA).
@@ -335,8 +335,11 @@ sub format_prior_answer {
     my %grading     =&Apache::lonnet::str2hash($other_data->[1]);
     my $output;
     foreach my $name (@{ $foil_order }) {
-	next if (!defined($lastresponse{$name}));
-	$output .= '<tr><td>'.&HTML::Entities::encode($lastresponse{$name},'<>&"').'</td></tr>';
+        if (defined($lastresponse{$name})) {
+            $output .= '<tr><td>'.&HTML::Entities::encode($lastresponse{$name},'<>&"').'</td></tr>';
+        } else {
+            $output .= '<tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>';
+        }
     }
     return if (!defined($output));
     $output =