--- loncom/interface/lonparmset.pm	2005/11/11 23:07:27	1.265
+++ loncom/interface/lonparmset.pm	2005/11/17 20:04:05	1.267
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Handler to set parameters for assessments
 #
-# $Id: lonparmset.pm,v 1.265 2005/11/11 23:07:27 banghart Exp $
+# $Id: lonparmset.pm,v 1.267 2005/11/17 20:04:05 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -316,6 +316,8 @@ sub storeparm_by_symb {
 # store parameter
     &storeparm_by_symb_inner
 	($symb,$spnam,$snum,$nval,$ntype,$uname,$udom,$csec);
+# don't do anything if parameter was reset
+    unless ($nval) { return; }
     my ($prefix,$parm)=($spnam=~/^(.*[\_\.])([^\_\.]+)$/);
 # remember that this was set
     $recstack{$parm}=1;
@@ -1571,10 +1573,7 @@ Set Defaults for All Resources in $folde
 Specifically for
 ENDMAPONE
                 if ($uname) {
-                    my %name=&Apache::lonnet::userenvironment($udom,$uname,
-                      ('firstname','middlename','lastname','generation', 'id'));
-                    my $person=$name{'firstname'}.' '.$name{'middlename'}.' '
-                           .$name{'lastname'}.' '.$name{'generation'};
+		    my $person=&Apache::loncommon::plainname($uname,$udom);
                     $r->print(&mt("User")." <font color=\"red\"><i>$uname \($person\) </i></font> ".
                         &mt('in')." \n");
                 } else {
@@ -1652,10 +1651,7 @@ ENDMAPONE
 <font color="red"><i>$coursename</i></font><br />
 ENDMAPONE
             if ($uname) {
-                my %name=&Apache::lonnet::userenvironment($udom,$uname,
-                  ('firstname','middlename','lastname','generation', 'id'));
-                my $person=$name{'firstname'}.' '.$name{'middlename'}.' '
-                       .$name{'lastname'}.' '.$name{'generation'};
+		my $person=&Apache::loncommon::plainname($uname,$udom);
                 $r->print(" ".&mt("User")."<font color=\"red\"> <i>$uname \($person\) </i></font> \n");
             } else {
                 $r->print("<i><font color=\"red\"> ".&mt("ALL")."</i> ".&mt("USERS")."</font> \n");