--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2017/11/16 15:06:35	1.1075.2.127.2.4
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2018/05/02 19:12:31	1.1075.2.127.2.5
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1075.2.127.2.4 2017/11/16 15:06:35 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1075.2.127.2.5 2018/05/02 19:12:31 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ BEGIN {
     {
         my $langtabfile = $Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonTabDir'}.
                                    '/language.tab';
-        if ( open(my $fh,"<$langtabfile") ) {
+        if ( open(my $fh,'<',$langtabfile) ) {
             while (my $line = <$fh>) {
                 next if ($line=~/^\#/);
                 chomp($line);
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ BEGIN {
     {
         my $copyrightfile = $Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonIncludes'}.
                                   '/copyright.tab';
-        if ( open (my $fh,"<$copyrightfile") ) {
+        if ( open (my $fh,'<',$copyrightfile) ) {
             while (my $line = <$fh>) {
                 next if ($line=~/^\#/);
                 chomp($line);
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ BEGIN {
     {
         my $sourcecopyrightfile = $Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonIncludes'}.
                                   '/source_copyright.tab';
-        if ( open (my $fh,"<$sourcecopyrightfile") ) {
+        if ( open (my $fh,'<',$sourcecopyrightfile) ) {
             while (my $line = <$fh>) {
                 next if ($line =~ /^\#/);
                 chomp($line);
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ BEGIN {
 # -------------------------------------------------------------- default domain designs
     my $designdir=$Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonTabDir'}.'/lonDomColors';
     my $designfile = $designdir.'/default.tab';
-    if ( open (my $fh,"<$designfile") ) {
+    if ( open (my $fh,'<',$designfile) ) {
         while (my $line = <$fh>) {
             next if ($line =~ /^\#/);
             chomp($line);
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ BEGIN {
     {
         my $categoryfile = $Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonTabDir'}.
                                   '/filecategories.tab';
-        if ( open (my $fh,"<$categoryfile") ) {
+        if ( open (my $fh,'<',$categoryfile) ) {
 	    while (my $line = <$fh>) {
 		next if ($line =~ /^\#/);
 		chomp($line);
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ BEGIN {
     {
         my $typesfile = $Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonTabDir'}.
                '/filetypes.tab';
-        if ( open (my $fh,"<$typesfile") ) {
+        if ( open (my $fh,'<',$typesfile) ) {
             while (my $line = <$fh>) {
 		next if ($line =~ /^\#/);
 		chomp($line);
@@ -5215,7 +5215,7 @@ sub get_legacy_domconf {
     my $designdir=$Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonTabDir'}.'/lonDomColors';
     my $designfile =  $designdir.'/'.$udom.'.tab';
     if (-e $designfile) {
-        if ( open (my $fh,"<$designfile") ) {
+        if ( open (my $fh,'<',$designfile) ) {
             while (my $line = <$fh>) {
                 next if ($line =~ /^\#/);
                 chomp($line);
@@ -11503,7 +11503,7 @@ sub modify_html_refs {
                 return;
             }
         } 
-        if (open(my $fh,"<$container")) {
+        if (open(my $fh,'<',$container)) {
             $content = join('', <$fh>);
             close($fh);
         } else {
@@ -11568,7 +11568,7 @@ sub modify_html_refs {
                         }
                     }
                 } else {
-                    if (open(my $fh,">$container")) {
+                    if (open(my $fh,'>',$container)) {
                         print $fh $content;
                         close($fh);
                         $output = '<p>'.&mt('Updated [quant,_1,reference] in [_2].',
@@ -13197,7 +13197,7 @@ sub upfile_store {
     {
         my $datafile = $r->dir_config('lonDaemons').
                            '/tmp/'.$datatoken.'.tmp';
-        if ( open(my $fh,">$datafile") ) {
+        if ( open(my $fh,'>',$datafile) ) {
             print $fh $env{'form.upfile'};
             close($fh);
         }
@@ -13222,7 +13222,7 @@ sub load_tmp_file {
     {
         my $studentfile = $r->dir_config('lonDaemons').
                               '/tmp/'.$datatoken.'.tmp';
-        if ( open(my $fh,"<$studentfile") ) {
+        if ( open(my $fh,'<',$studentfile) ) {
             @studentdata=<$fh>;
             close($fh);
         }