--- loncom/interface/lonsearchcat.pm	2001/03/27 19:32:28	1.85
+++ loncom/interface/lonsearchcat.pm	2001/03/27 19:57:53	1.86
@@ -580,10 +580,13 @@ sub advancedsearch {
 	}
 	&output_results('Advanced',$r,$envhash,$customquery,$reply);
     }
-    else {
-	&output_results('Advanced',$r,$envhash,$query);
+    elsif ($customquery) {
+	my $reply='';
+	$reply=&Apache::lonnet::metadata_query('',
+					       $customquery,$customshow);
+	&output_results('Advanced',$r,$envhash,$customquery,$reply);
     }
-    $r->print(' '); # just in case.. hrrmm..
+    $r->print('system error'); # just in case.. hrrmm..
     return OK;
 }