--- loncom/interface/Attic/londropadd.pm	2003/07/25 18:05:06	1.77
+++ loncom/interface/Attic/londropadd.pm	2003/07/25 18:51:18	1.78
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Handler to drop and add students in courses 
 #
-# $Id: londropadd.pm,v 1.77 2003/07/25 18:05:06 matthew Exp $
+# $Id: londropadd.pm,v 1.78 2003/07/25 18:51:18 matthew Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ sub print_upload_manager_form {
 sub enroll_single_student {
     my $r=shift;
     # Remove whitespace from section
-    $ENV{'form.csec'}=~s/\s//g;
+    $ENV{'form.csec'}=~s/(\s|:)//g;
     #
     # We do the dates first because the action of making them the defaul
     # in the course is entirely seperate from the action of enrolling the
@@ -1198,7 +1198,7 @@ sub modify_single_student {
     my $r = shift;
     #
     # Remove whitespace from the section
-    $ENV{'form.section'} =~ s/\s//g;
+    $ENV{'form.section'} =~ s/(\s|:)//g;
     #
     # Do the date defaults first
     my ($starttime,$endtime) = &get_dates_from_form();
@@ -1631,7 +1631,7 @@ sub upfile_drop_add {
                         }
                     }
                     # remove whitespace from section
-                    $sec =~ s/\s//g;
+                    $sec =~ s/(\s|:)//g;
                     # determine student id number
                     my $id='';
                     if (defined($fields{'id'})) {