--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2001/12/25 21:02:35	1.20
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2001/12/25 21:57:54	1.21
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.20 2001/12/25 21:02:35 www Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.21 2001/12/25 21:57:54 www Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ my %fe; my %fd;
 my %fc;
 
 # -------------------------------------------------------------- Thesaurus data
-my @therelated=();
-my @theword=();
-my @thecount=();
-my %theindex=();
-my $thetotalcount=0;
+my @therelated;
+my @theword;
+my @thecount;
+my %theindex;
+my $thetotalcount;
 my $thefuzzy=2;
 my $thethreshold=0.1/$thefuzzy;
 my $theavecount;