--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2015/08/05 18:47:25	1.1290
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2015/08/10 15:18:21	1.1291
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1290 2015/08/05 18:47:25 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1291 2015/08/10 15:18:21 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1974,11 +1974,10 @@ sub get_multiple_instusers {
                         $uname = $key;
                     }
                     my ($resp,%info) = &get_instuser($udom,$uname,$id);
+                    $outcome = $resp;
                     if ($resp eq 'ok') {
                         %{$results} = (%{$results}, %info);
-                        $outcome = 'ok';
                     } else {
-                        $outcome = $resp;
                         last;
                     }
                 }
@@ -1986,7 +1985,7 @@ sub get_multiple_instusers {
                 if (($response eq 'unavailable') || ($response eq 'invalid') || ($response eq 'timeout')) {
                     $outcome = $response;
                 } else {
-                    ($outcome,my $userdata) = split(/:/,$response,2);
+                    ($outcome,my $userdata) = split(/=/,$response,2);
                     if ($outcome eq 'ok') {
                         $results = &thaw_unescape($userdata); 
                     }