--- loncom/xml/lonxml.pm	2002/12/26 16:40:33	1.222
+++ loncom/xml/lonxml.pm	2003/01/07 17:02:10	1.223
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # XML Parser Module 
 #
-# $Id: lonxml.pm,v 1.222 2002/12/26 16:40:33 www Exp $
+# $Id: lonxml.pm,v 1.223 2003/01/07 17:02:10 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1125,7 +1125,8 @@ sub get_all_text {
  if ( $tag =~ m:^/: ) { 
    my $tag=substr($tag,1); 
    #&Apache::lonxml::debug("have:$tag:");
-   while (($depth >=0) && ($#$pars > -1)) {
+   my $top_empty=0;
+   while (($depth >=0) && ($#$pars > -1) && (!$top_empty)) {
      while (($depth >=0) && ($token = $$pars[-1]->get_token)) {
        #&Apache::lonxml::debug("e token:$token->[0]:$depth:$token->[1]:".$#$pars.":".$#Apache::lonxml::pwd);
        if (($token->[0] eq 'T')||($token->[0] eq 'C')||($token->[0] eq 'D')) {
@@ -1147,6 +1148,7 @@ sub get_all_text {
        pop(@$pars);
        pop(@Apache::lonxml::pwd);
      }
+     if (($depth >=0) && ($#$pars == 0) ) { $top_empty=1; }
    }
  } else {
      while ($#$pars > -1) {