--- loncom/xml/run.pm	2004/08/10 19:16:40	1.49
+++ loncom/xml/run.pm	2005/02/26 06:10:30	1.50
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package Apache::run;
 #
-# $Id: run.pm,v 1.49 2004/08/10 19:16:40 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: run.pm,v 1.50 2005/02/26 06:10:30 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -160,7 +160,9 @@ sub dump {
 	if (($symname!~/^\_/) && ($symname!~/\:$/)) {
 	    my $line;
 	    if ($safeeval->reval('defined($'.$symname.')')) {
-		$line.='$'.$symname.'='.$safeeval->reval('$'.$symname)."\n";
+		if ($symname =~ /^\w/) {
+		    $line.='$'.$symname.'='.$safeeval->reval('$'.$symname)."\n";
+		}
 	    }	
 	    if ($safeeval->reval('defined(@'.$symname.')')) {
 		$line.='@'.$symname.'=('.