--- loncom/xml/lonxml.pm	2001/10/03 13:34:22	1.134
+++ loncom/xml/lonxml.pm	2001/10/05 16:55:12	1.135
@@ -1130,13 +1130,16 @@ sub register_insert {
     if ( $line =~ /^\#/ || $line =~ /^\s*\n/) { next; }
     if ( $line =~ /TABLE/ ) { last; }
     my ($tag,$descrip,$color,$function,$show) = split(/,/, $line);
-    $insertlist{"$tagnum.tag"} = $tag;
-    $insertlist{"$tagnum.description"} = $descrip;
-    $insertlist{"$tagnum.color"} = $color;
-    $insertlist{"$tagnum.function"} = $function;
-    $insertlist{"$tagnum.show"}= $show;
-    $insertlist{"$tag.num"}=$tagnum;
-    $tagnum++;
+    if ($tag) {
+      $insertlist{"$tagnum.tag"} = $tag;
+      $insertlist{"$tagnum.description"} = $descrip;
+      $insertlist{"$tagnum.color"} = $color;
+      $insertlist{"$tagnum.function"} = $function;
+      if (!defined($show)) { $show='yes'; }
+      $insertlist{"$tagnum.show"}= $show;
+      $insertlist{"$tag.num"}=$tagnum;
+      $tagnum++;
+    }
   }
   $i++; #skipping TABLE line
   $tagnum = 0;