--- loncom/interface/lonuserutils.pm	2007/12/01 03:48:20	1.6
+++ loncom/interface/lonuserutils.pm	2007/12/01 04:18:04	1.7
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Utility functions for managing LON-CAPA user accounts
 #
-# $Id: lonuserutils.pm,v 1.6 2007/12/01 03:48:20 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonuserutils.pm,v 1.7 2007/12/01 04:18:04 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1492,7 +1492,8 @@ sub courses_selector {
     my $format_reply;
     my $jscript = '';
 
-    my $totcodes =
+    my $totcodes = 0;
+    $totcodes =
         &Apache::courseclassifier::retrieve_instcodes(\%coursecodes,
                                                       $cdom,$totcodes);
     if ($totcodes > 0) {