--- loncom/interface/coursecatalog.pm	2006/12/11 15:13:26	1.12
+++ loncom/interface/coursecatalog.pm	2006/12/11 17:21:04	1.13
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ sub get_valid_classes {
     @{$validations{'xlists'}} = ();
     my $totalitems = 0;
     if ($seclist) {
-        foreach my $sec (split(',',$seclist)) {
+        foreach my $sec (split(/, /,$seclist)) {
             my $class = $crscode.$sec;
             if (&Apache::lonnet::auto_validate_class_sec($cdom,$cnum,$owner,
 							 $class) eq 'ok') {
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ sub get_valid_classes {
         }
     }
     if ($xlist_items) {
-        foreach my $item (split(',',$xlist_items)) {
+        foreach my $item (split(/, /,$xlist_items)) {
             if (&Apache::lonnet::auto_validate_class_sec($cdom,$cnum,$owner,
 							 $item) eq 'ok') {
                 if (!grep(/^\Q$item$\E/,@{$validations{'xlists'}})) {