--- loncom/interface/lonprintout.pm	2017/05/29 22:43:07	1.658
+++ loncom/interface/lonprintout.pm	2017/11/12 23:06:10	1.659
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # Printout
 #
-# $Id: lonprintout.pm,v 1.658 2017/05/29 22:43:07 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonprintout.pm,v 1.659 2017/11/12 23:06:10 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ sub include_pdf {
     my $londocroot = $Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonDocRoot'};
     $file =~ s{(.*)/res/}{$londocroot/res/};
 
-    open(FILE,">>$Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonPrtDir'}/$env{'user.name'}_$env{'user.domain'}_printout.dat");
+    open(FILE,">>","$Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonPrtDir'}/$env{'user.name'}_$env{'user.domain'}_printout.dat");
     print FILE ("$file\n");
     close (FILE);