--- loncom/lonr	2014/11/13 20:09:08	1.8
+++ loncom/lonr	2014/11/16 02:10:41	1.9
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Connect to R CAS
 #
-# $Id: lonr,v 1.8 2014/11/13 20:09:08 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonr,v 1.9 2014/11/16 02:10:41 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -316,12 +316,12 @@ sub make_new_child {
     sub sync {
 	my ($command)=@_;
 	$counter++;
-	my $expect=$counter;
-        if (length($expect) > 10) {
+        my $digits = length($counter);
+        if ($digits > 10) {
             $counter = 1;
-            $expect = $counter;
         }
-	print $command "print($expect,digits=10);\n";
+	my $expect=$counter;
+	print $command "print($expect,digits=$digits);\n";
 	while (1) {
 	    my $output=&getroutput($command);
             chomp($output);
@@ -351,13 +351,12 @@ sub getroutput {
 	return 'Error: '.$error;
     }
 
-    my $foundoutput=0;
-    my $found_label=0;
     my $realoutput='';
     foreach my $line (split(/\n/,$output)) {
        $line=~s/\s$//gs;
        if ($line=~/^Error\:/) { $syntaxerr=1; next; }
-       if (my ($result)=($line=~/^\s*\[\d+\]\s*(.*)/)) { $realoutput.=$result."\n"; }
+       if ($line=~ /\;$/) { next; }
+       if (my ($result)=($line=~/^\s*\[?\d+\,?\]?\s*(.*)/)) { $realoutput.=$result."\n"; }
     }
     if (wantarray) {
         return ($realoutput,$syntaxerr);