--- loncom/interface/loncoursedata.pm	2006/12/28 21:01:39	1.178
+++ loncom/interface/loncoursedata.pm	2007/01/11 21:09:39	1.179
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 #
-# $Id: loncoursedata.pm,v 1.178 2006/12/28 21:01:39 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: loncoursedata.pm,v 1.179 2007/01/11 21:09:39 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1177,6 +1177,8 @@ sub update_full_student_data {
     while (my ($key,$value) = each(%studentdata)) {
         next if ($key =~ /^(\d+):(resource$|subnum$|keys:)/);
         my ($transaction,$symb,$parameter) = split(':',$key);
+	$symb = &unescape($symb);
+	$parameter = &unescape($parameter);
         my $symb_id = &get_symb_id($symb);
         if ($parameter eq 'timestamp') {
             # We can deal with 'timestamp' right away