--- loncom/interface/lonprintout.pm	2017/01/29 16:02:29	1.653
+++ loncom/interface/lonprintout.pm	2017/01/29 23:34:58	1.654
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # Printout
 #
-# $Id: lonprintout.pm,v 1.653 2017/01/29 16:02:29 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonprintout.pm,v 1.654 2017/01/29 23:34:58 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -3452,7 +3452,7 @@ ENDPART
         if ($env{'request.enc'}) {
             $url = &Apache::lonenc::encrypted($url); 
         }
-        $URLback = $url.($url =~ /\?/) ? '&':'?''.?symb='.$helper->{VARS}{'symb'};
+        $URLback = $url.($url =~ /\?/) ? '&':'?'.'?symb='.$helper->{VARS}{'symb'};
     }
     #
     # Final adjustment of the font size: