--- loncom/interface/Attic/lonspreadsheet.pm	2002/07/30 21:23:44	1.98
+++ loncom/interface/Attic/lonspreadsheet.pm	2002/08/16 18:25:24	1.100
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# $Id: lonspreadsheet.pm,v 1.98 2002/07/30 21:23:44 matthew Exp $
+# $Id: lonspreadsheet.pm,v 1.100 2002/08/16 18:25:24 matthew Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -768,6 +768,14 @@ sub expandnamed {
         }
         if ($#matches == 0) {
             $returnvalue = '$c{\''.$matches[0].'\'}';
+        } elsif ($#matches > 0) {
+            # more than one match.  Look for a concise one
+            $returnvalue =  "'non-unique parameter name : $expression'";
+            foreach (@matches) {
+                if (/^$expression$/) {
+                    $returnvalue = '$c{\''.$_.'\'}';
+                }
+            }
         } else {
             $returnvalue =  "'bad parameter name : $expression'";
         }
@@ -1746,7 +1754,7 @@ sub updatestudentassesssheet {
     unless ($updatedata{$ENV{'request.course.fn'}.'_'.$stype}) {
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tie hash
       if (tie(%bighash,'GDBM_File',$ENV{'request.course.fn'}.'.db',
-                       &GDBM_READER,0640)) {
+                       &GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
 # --------------------------------------------------------- Get all assessments
 
 	my %allkeys=('timestamp' => 
@@ -2122,7 +2130,7 @@ sub loadassessment {
    my %c=();
 
    if (tie(%parmhash,'GDBM_File',
-           &getcfn($safeeval).'_parms.db',&GDBM_READER,0640)) {
+           &getcfn($safeeval).'_parms.db',&GDBM_READER(),0640)) {
     my %f=&getformulas($safeeval);
     foreach (keys(%f))  {
 	if ($_=~/^A/) {