--- loncom/interface/lonparmset.pm	2007/08/07 02:02:01	1.374
+++ loncom/interface/lonparmset.pm	2007/08/07 23:56:34	1.375
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Handler to set parameters for assessments
 #
-# $Id: lonparmset.pm,v 1.374 2007/08/07 02:02:01 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonparmset.pm,v 1.375 2007/08/07 23:56:34 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@ sub extractResourceInformation {
 # allparms is a hash of parameter names
 #
 	    my $name=&Apache::lonnet::metadata($srcf,$key.'.name');
-	    if (!exists($$allparms{$name})) {
+	    if (!exists($$allparms{$name}) || $$allparms{$name} =~ m/^\s*$/ ) {
 		my $display= &Apache::lonnet::metadata($srcf,$key.'.display');
 		my $parmdis = $display;
 		$parmdis =~ s/\[Part.*$//g;
@@ -1081,7 +1081,9 @@ ENDSCRIPT
 	if ($$pscat[0] eq "all" || grep $_ eq $tempkey, @{$pscat}) {
 	    $r->print(' checked');
 	}
-	$r->print('>'.$$allparms{$tempkey}.'</label></td>');
+	$r->print('>'.($$allparms{$tempkey}=~/\S/ ? $$allparms{$tempkey}
+		                                  : $tempkey)
+		  .'</label></td>');
  	$cnt++;
         if ($cnt==3) {
 	    $r->print("</tr>\n<tr>");