--- loncom/interface/lonwhatsnew.pm	2006/11/23 00:02:38	1.64
+++ loncom/interface/lonwhatsnew.pm	2006/11/23 00:15:56	1.65
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# $Id: lonwhatsnew.pm,v 1.64 2006/11/23 00:02:38 banghart Exp $
+# $Id: lonwhatsnew.pm,v 1.65 2006/11/23 00:15:56 banghart Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1002,7 +1002,7 @@ sub process_update {
         next if ($_!~/^form\.(.+)\_setparmval$/);
         my $name  = $1;
         my $value = $env{'form.'.$name.'_value'};
-        if ($name && defined($value)) {
+        if ($name && defined($value) && ($value ne '')) {
             my $put_result = &Apache::lonnet::put('nohist_whatsnew',
                                                   {$name=>$value},$udom,$uname);