--- loncom/interface/Attic/lonspreadsheet.pm	2002/09/27 18:29:15	1.111
+++ loncom/interface/Attic/lonspreadsheet.pm	2002/09/27 20:40:19	1.112
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# $Id: lonspreadsheet.pm,v 1.111 2002/09/27 18:29:15 matthew Exp $
+# $Id: lonspreadsheet.pm,v 1.112 2002/09/27 20:40:19 matthew Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ sub sett {
     }
     # Deal with the normal cells
     foreach (keys(%f)) {
-	if (($f{$_}) && ($_!~/template\_/)) {
+	if (exists($f{$_}) && ($_!~/template\_/)) {
             my $matches=($_=~/^$pattern(\d+)/);
             if  (($matches) && ($1)) {
 	        unless ($f{$_}=~/^\!/) {