--- loncom/interface/statistics/lonstudentassessment.pm	2006/01/22 02:10:03	1.126
+++ loncom/interface/statistics/lonstudentassessment.pm	2006/01/22 21:11:59	1.127
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 #
-# $Id: lonstudentassessment.pm,v 1.126 2006/01/22 02:10:03 bowersj2 Exp $
+# $Id: lonstudentassessment.pm,v 1.127 2006/01/22 21:11:59 bowersj2 Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1144,9 +1144,11 @@ sub excel_initialize {
             ! defined($formula_data{$symb}->{'Excel:endcell'})) {
             $formula_data{$symb}->{'Excel:endcell'} = $formula_data{$symb}->{'Excel:startcell'};
         }
+        # =IF(COUNT(B31:L31);SUM(B31:L31);"")
+        my $start = $formula_data{$symb}->{'Excel:startcell'};
+        my $end = $formula_data{$symb}->{'Excel:endcell'};
         $formula_data{$symb}->{'Excel:sum'}= $excel_sheet->store_formula
-            ('=SUM('.$formula_data{$symb}->{'Excel:startcell'}.
-             ':'.$formula_data{$symb}->{'Excel:endcell'}.')');
+            ("=IF(COUNT($start\:$end),SUM($start\:$end),\"\")");
         # Determine cell the score is held in
         $formula_data{$symb}->{'Excel:scorecell'} = 
             &Spreadsheet::WriteExcel::Utility::xl_rowcol_to_cell
@@ -1255,7 +1257,7 @@ sub excel_initialize {
 		     &Spreadsheet::WriteExcel::Utility::xl_rowcol_to_cell($maximum_data_row,$formula_data{$symb}->{'Excel:endcol'}));
                 $excel_sheet->repeat_formula($maximum_data_row,$cols_output++,
                                              $formula_data{$symb}->{'Excel:sum'},undef,
-					     %replaceCells);
+					     %replaceCells, %replaceCells);
 			
             } elsif ($chosen_output->{'sequence_sum'}) {
                 $excel_sheet->write($maximum_data_row,$cols_output++,$max);
@@ -1439,7 +1441,7 @@ sub excel_outputstudent {
             # The undef is for the format	    
 	    $excel_sheet->repeat_formula($rows_output,$cols_output++,
 					 $formula_data{$symb}->{'Excel:sum'},undef,
-					 %replaceCells);
+					 %replaceCells, %replaceCells);
         } elsif ($chosen_output->{'sequence_sum'}) {
             if ($score eq ' ') {
                 $cols_output++;