--- loncom/interface/lonmeta.pm	2007/01/15 20:51:52	1.197
+++ loncom/interface/lonmeta.pm	2007/01/16 07:26:45	1.199
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Metadata display handler
 #
-# $Id: lonmeta.pm,v 1.197 2007/01/15 20:51:52 banghart Exp $
+# $Id: lonmeta.pm,v 1.199 2007/01/16 07:26:45 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -598,7 +598,9 @@ sub prettyinput {
                 if ($meta_options{$item}) {
                     push(@cur_values_inst,$item);
                 } else {
-                    $cur_values_stu .= $item.',';
+                    if ($item ne 'Not Specified') {
+                        $cur_values_stu .= $item.',';
+                    }
                 }
             }
             my @key_order = sort(keys(%meta_options));
@@ -612,11 +614,10 @@ sub prettyinput {
             return (&select_course());
             # return ('<input type="hidden" name="new_courserestricted" value="'.$course_key.'" />');
         }
-        my $course = $env{'request.course.id'};
         if (($type eq 'keywords') || ($type eq 'subject')
              || ($type eq 'author')||($type eq  'notes')
              || ($type eq  'abstract')|| ($type eq  'title')|| ($type eq  'standards')
-             || (exists($env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.metadata.'.$type.'.added'}))) {
+             || (exists($env{$course_key.'.metadata.'.$type.'.added'}))) {
             
             if ($values) {
                 if ($only_one) {