--- loncom/interface/spellcheck.pm	2012/08/27 11:09:56	1.2
+++ loncom/interface/spellcheck.pm	2012/09/10 09:51:06	1.4
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # Printout
 #
-# $Id: spellcheck.pm,v 1.2 2012/08/27 11:09:56 foxr Exp $
+# $Id: spellcheck.pm,v 1.4 2012/09/10 09:51:06 foxr Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ sub spell_check {
 
     #  Turn the words into an array:
 
-    my @word_list = split(/\s+/, $words);
+    my @word_list = split(/\+/, $words);
 
     my @mis_spelled;
     foreach my $word (@word_list) {
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ sub handler {
     } else {
 	$raw_params = $r->args();
     }
+
+
     my $query = CGI->new($raw_params);
 
     # Figure out the language defaulting to english.
@@ -148,7 +150,7 @@ sub handler {
     } elsif ($query->param('suggest')) {
 	$data = &suggest_spellings($query->param('suggest'), $language);
     } else {
-	die "Invalid request";
+	$data = "[]";		# We seem to get this from time to time.
     }
     $r->print($data);