--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2008/08/13 08:17:58	1.674
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2008/09/01 17:58:29	1.676
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.674 2008/08/13 08:17:58 bisitz Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.676 2008/09/01 17:58:29 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -8511,9 +8511,10 @@ sub assign_categories_table {
                             $checked = ' checked="checked" ';
                         }
                     }
-                    $output .= '<tr '.$css_class.'><td><span class="LC_nobreak">'
-                               .'<input type="checkbox" name="usecategory" value="'.
-                               $item.'"'.$checked.' />'.$parent.'</span></td>';
+                    $output .= '<tr '.$css_class.'><td><span class="LC_nobreak">'.
+                               '<input type="checkbox" name="usecategory" value="'.
+                               $item.'"'.$checked.' />'.$parent.'</span>'.
+                               '<input type="hidden" name="catname" value="'.$parent.'" /></td>';
                     my $depth = 1;
                     push(@path,$parent);
                     $output .= &assign_category_rows($itemcount,\@cats,$depth,$parent,\@path,\@currcategories);
@@ -8579,7 +8580,9 @@ sub assign_category_rows {
                     }
                     $text .= '<tr><td><span class="LC_nobreak"><label>'.
                              '<input type="checkbox" name="usecategory" value="'.
-                             $item.'"'.$checked.' />'.$name.'</label></span></td><td>';
+                             $item.'"'.$checked.' />'.$name.'</label></span>'.
+                             '<input type="hidden" name="catname" value="'.$name.'" />'.
+                             '</td><td>';
                     if (ref($path) eq 'ARRAY') {
                         push(@{$path},$name);
                         $text .= &assign_category_rows($itemcount,$cats,$deeper,$name,$path,$currcategories);
@@ -9377,9 +9380,11 @@ sub init_user_environment {
 
 sub _add_to_env {
     my ($idf,$env_data,$prefix) = @_;
-    while (my ($key,$value) = each(%$env_data)) {
-	$idf->{$prefix.$key} = $value;
-	$env{$prefix.$key}   = $value;
+    if (ref($env_data) eq 'HASH') {
+        while (my ($key,$value) = each(%$env_data)) {
+	    $idf->{$prefix.$key} = $value;
+	    $env{$prefix.$key}   = $value;
+        }
     }
 }