--- loncom/interface/lonrequestcourse.pm	2018/03/23 01:01:21	1.103
+++ loncom/interface/lonrequestcourse.pm	2018/12/27 18:14:25	1.105
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # Request a course
 #
-# $Id: lonrequestcourse.pm,v 1.103 2018/03/23 01:01:21 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonrequestcourse.pm,v 1.105 2018/12/27 18:14:25 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -4330,9 +4330,10 @@ sub pending_validation_form {
                         $buttontext = &mt('Create course');
                     }
                 }
+                my $hostname = &Apache::lonnet::hostname($lonhost);
                 my $protocol = $Apache::lonnet::protocol{$lonhost};
                 $protocol = 'http' if ($protocol ne 'https');
-                my $crscreator = $protocol.'://'.&Apache::lonnet::hostname($lonhost).'/cgi-bin/createpending.pl';
+                my $crscreator = $protocol.'://'.$hostname.'/cgi-bin/createpending.pl';
                 $output .= '<input type="hidden" name="crscreator" value="'.$crscreator.'" />'."\n".
                            '<input type="hidden" name="token" value="'.$token.'" />'."\n".
                            '<input type="submit" name="validate" value="'.$buttontext.'" />'."\n".
@@ -5098,6 +5099,9 @@ sub process_textbook_request {
             } else {
                 $details->{dateshift} = '';
             }
+        } elsif (($reqtype eq 'textbook') || ($reqtype eq 'template')) {
+            $details->{datemode} = 'delete';
+            $details->{dateshift} = '';
         }
         if ($details->{dateshift} ne '') {
             $details->{dateshift} =~ s/[^\d\.]+//g;