--- loncom/interface/lonprintout.pm	2024/07/02 05:39:32	1.627.2.35
+++ loncom/interface/lonprintout.pm	2024/07/03 12:59:50	1.627.2.36
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # Printout
 #
-# $Id: lonprintout.pm,v 1.627.2.35 2024/07/02 05:39:32 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonprintout.pm,v 1.627.2.36 2024/07/03 12:59:50 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1344,8 +1344,8 @@ sub latex_header_footer_remove {
 #  necessity is determined by the problem_split param.
 #
 sub encapsulate_minipage {
-    my ($text) = @_;
-    if (!($env{'form.problem.split'} =~ /yes/i)) {
+    my ($text,$problem_split) = @_;
+    if (!($problem_split =~ /yes/i)) {
 	$text = '\begin{minipage}{\textwidth}'.$text.'\end{minipage}';
     }
     return $text;
@@ -2553,7 +2553,7 @@ sub print_construction_sequence {
 		    my $body ='\vskip 0 mm \noindent\textbf{'.$title.'}\vskip 0 mm ';
 		    $body.=&path_to_problem($urlp,$LaTeXwidth);
 		    $body.='\vskip 1 mm '.$answer.'\end{document}';
-		    $body = &encapsulate_minipage($body);
+		    $body = &encapsulate_minipage($body,$answerform{'problem_split'});
 		    $texversion.=$body;
 		}
 	    }
@@ -3017,7 +3017,7 @@ ENDPART
 			    my $body ='\vskip 0 mm \noindent\textbf{'.$title.'}\vskip 0 mm ';
 			    $body   .= &path_to_problem ($urlp,$LaTeXwidth);
 			    $body   .='\vskip 1 mm '.$answer;
-			    $body    = &encapsulate_minipage($body);
+			    $body    = &encapsulate_minipage($body,$answerform{'problem_split'});
 			    $texversion .= $body;
 			} else {
 			    $texversion='';
@@ -3247,7 +3247,7 @@ ENDPART
          my @lines = &Apache::lonnet::get_scantronformat_file();
 	 my ($code_type,$code_length,$bubbles_per_row)=('letter',6,10);
 	 foreach my $line (@lines) {
-             chomp($line);
+             next if (($line =~ /^\#/) || ($line eq ''));
 	     my ($name,$type,$length,$bubbles_per_item) = 
                  (split(/:/,$line))[0,2,4,17];
 	     if ($name eq $code_option) {
@@ -3736,7 +3736,7 @@ sub print_resources {
 			    my $body   ='\vskip 0 mm \noindent\textbf{'.$title.'}\vskip 0 mm ';
 			    $body     .=&path_to_problem($res_url,$LaTeXwidth);
 			    $body     .='\vskip 1 mm '.$ansrendered;
-			    $body     = &encapsulate_minipage($body);
+			    $body     = &encapsulate_minipage($body,$answerenv{'problem_split'});
 			    $rendered = $header.$body;
 			}
 		    }
@@ -3826,7 +3826,7 @@ sub print_resources {
             $message = &mt('No incomplete resources');
         }
         if ($message) {
-            $current_output  = &encapsulate_minipage("\\vskip -10mm \n$message\n \\vskip 100 mm { }\n");
+            $current_output  = &encapsulate_minipage("\\vskip -10mm \n$message\n \\vskip 100 mm { }\n",$moreenv->{'problem_split'});
         }
 	if ($remove_latex_header eq "NO") {
 	    $current_output = &print_latex_header() . $current_output;
@@ -4529,6 +4529,7 @@ ALL_PROBLEMS
         my @lines = &Apache::lonnet::get_scantronformat_file();
 	my $codechoice='';
 	foreach my $line (@lines) {
+            next if (($line =~ /^\#/) || ($line eq ''));
 	    my ($name,$description,$code_type,$code_length)=
 		(split(/:/,$line))[0,1,2,4];
 	    if ($code_length > 0 &&