--- loncom/interface/spreadsheet/Spreadsheet.pm	2005/02/03 23:59:41	1.38
+++ loncom/interface/spreadsheet/Spreadsheet.pm	2005/03/03 17:52:36	1.39
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# $Id: Spreadsheet.pm,v 1.38 2005/02/03 23:59:41 matthew Exp $
+# $Id: Spreadsheet.pm,v 1.39 2005/03/03 17:52:36 matthew Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ sub new {
     my ($stype) = ($class =~ /Apache::(.*)$/);
     #
     my ($name,$domain,$filename,$usymb)=@_;
+    if (defined($usymb) && ref($usymb)) {
+        $usymb = $usymb->symb;
+    }
     if (! defined($name) || $name eq '') {
         $name = $ENV{'user.name'};
     }