--- loncom/xml/lonxml.pm	2006/09/19 18:17:18	1.418
+++ loncom/xml/lonxml.pm	2006/09/26 04:26:15	1.419
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # XML Parser Module 
 #
-# $Id: lonxml.pm,v 1.418 2006/09/19 18:17:18 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonxml.pm,v 1.419 2006/09/26 04:26:15 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1654,10 +1654,10 @@ sub get_param_var {
   }
   &Apache::lonxml::debug("Args are $args param is $param");
   if ($case_insensitive) {
-      if (! ($args=~s/(my \$)(\Q$param\E)(=\")/$1.lc($2).$3/ei)) {
+      if (! ($args=~s/(my (?:.*))(\$\Q$param\E[,\)])/$1.lc($2)/ei)) {
 	  return undef;
       }
-  } elsif ( $args !~ /my \$\Q$param\E=\"/ ) { return undef; }
+  } elsif ( $args !~ /my .*\$\Q$param\E[,\)]/ ) { return undef; }
   my $value=&Apache::run::run("{$args;".'return $'.$param.'}',$safeeval); #'
   &Apache::lonxml::debug("first run is $value");
   if ($value =~ /^[\$\@\%][a-zA-Z_]\w*$/) {