--- loncom/xml/scripttag.pm	2000/08/11 14:57:33	1.10
+++ loncom/xml/scripttag.pm	2000/08/11 15:22:00	1.11
@@ -92,16 +92,16 @@ sub editfield {
 sub getfile {
   my ($filename) = @_;
   my $a="";
+  
+  $filename=~ s/\s+//g;
   $filename="/home/httpd/html/res".$filename;
   if (! -e $filename ) {
     &Apache::lonnet::subscribe($filename);
     &Apache::lonnet::repcopy($filename);
   }
-  {
-    my $fh=Apache::File->new($filename);
-    while (<$fh>) {
+  my $fh=Apache::File->new($filename);
+  while (<$fh>) {
       $a .=$_;
-    }
   }
   return $a
 }